Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel
Israel: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0814 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel stood at 0.0814 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel peaked at 0.2215 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Israel 38th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +107.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +220.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0924 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 0.114 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2215 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1592 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0985 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1147 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1352 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0814 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0814 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0022 ha per square kilometre, 36.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +220.8% | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | 0.2215 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1129 ha per square kilometre | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | 0.1352 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Israel was 0.0814 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2215 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.