Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas
Bahamas: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0539 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas stood at 0.0539 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas peaked at 0.0545 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bahamas ranks 42nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2000 | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | +238.2% |
| 2001 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0539 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0539 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +238.2% | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +120.6% | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -53.1% | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +33.3% | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | 0.024 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0487 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 39 Sri Lanka 0.0723 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 0.068 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.0606 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.0483 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Honduras 0.0422 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Ethiopia 0.0414 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bahamas was 0.0539 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0545 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.