Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0073 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0073 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
70th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.0221 ha per square kilometre
in 1969
All-time low
0.0046 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0073 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.0221 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 ha per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Brazil 70th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0073 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0073 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 67 Ecuador 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Niger 0.0076 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Gabon 0.0075 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 French Polynesia 0.0069 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Maldives 0.0067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.0064 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0073 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.