Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan stood at 0.0032 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.0% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Pakistan 80th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +52.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0032 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0032 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0022 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +63.7% | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -56.4% | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +52.7% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +52.0% | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 77 Spain 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Congo 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Argentina 0.0034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Pakistan rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 80th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.