Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0019 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0019 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
84th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.0097 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
0.0008 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.0019 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0097 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Mexico 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1986 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1998 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 81 Puerto Rico 0.0029 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mauritania 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Chile 0.0019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Belize 0.0017 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Somalia 0.0014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Italy 0.0013 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0019 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Mexico rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.