Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Bangladesh
0.0679 ha per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0528 ha per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
11th
Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.0679 ha per person against 0.0528 ha per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0151 ha per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1552 ha per person | 0.048 ha per person | 0.1072 ha per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.1291 ha per person | 0.0534 ha per person | 0.0757 ha per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.105 ha per person | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0538 ha per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.084 ha per person | 0.0457 ha per person | 0.0383 ha per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.0751 ha per person | 0.0431 ha per person | 0.0319 ha per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0721 ha per person | 0.0494 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0688 ha per person | 0.0506 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 0.0679 ha per person against 0.0528 ha per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per capita between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0151 ha per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.