Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0043 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.0043 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0174 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Spain 77th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1971 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.8% | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 74 Guatemala 0.006 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 78 Congo 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Argentina 0.0034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Pakistan 0.0032 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0043 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.