Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.037 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.037 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
48th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.0845 ha per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0356 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.037 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0845 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places India 48th 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 India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0775 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0742 ha per square kilometre | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0421 ha per square kilometre | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 45 Ethiopia 0.0414 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Togo 0.04 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Indonesia 0.0387 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 0.034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Cambodia 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0314 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 0.037 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0845 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does India rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 48th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.