Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1655 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1655 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
28th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.2794 ha per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.0804 ha per square kilometre
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.1655 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2794 ha per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0804 ha per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Dominican Republic 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1656 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1863 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1948 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2277 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2484 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2484 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2484 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2277 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1966 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2794 ha per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1575 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1980 | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1202 ha per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1173 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1475 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1183 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1419 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1353 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1854 ha per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1259 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1106 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0848 ha per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.126 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.128 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1282 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1434 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1438 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1655 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1655 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1655 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1791 ha per square kilometre | 0.1656 ha per square kilometre | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2236 ha per square kilometre | 0.1575 ha per square kilometre | 0.2794 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | 0.207 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | 0.1854 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0848 ha per square kilometre | 0.126 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.1434 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1504 ha per square kilometre | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | 0.1655 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 25 Bangladesh 0.2227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.1908 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1705 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Angola 0.1592 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Zambia 0.1293 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1269 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.1655 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2794 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0804 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.