Sri Lanka vs Western Asia: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
4.36 % change on previous year
in 2023
Western Asia
-6.95 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Western Asia rank
33rd
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Asia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.36 % change on previous year against -6.95 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 11.31 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Asia ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Western Asia ranks 33rd of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 9.83 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 5.22 % change on previous year | -0.6047 % change on previous year | 5.83 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.6497 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.7876 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year | 7.03 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 5.07 % change on previous year | -15.64 % change on previous year | 20.7 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Western Asia?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.36 % change on previous year against -6.95 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Western Asia?
- 11.31 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Asia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Asia rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Western Asia ranks 33rd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.