Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy is 0.0013 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0068 ha per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Italy 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +76.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0013 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +82.1% | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +76.3% | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -69.7% | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.