Cambodia vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Cambodia
20.4 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
3rd
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 20.4 ha per square kilometre against 18.8 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.6 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 12.52 ha per square kilometre 8.34 ha per square kilometre 4.18 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
1970s 6.64 ha per square kilometre 11.42 ha per square kilometre 4.79 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 8.49 ha per square kilometre 12.69 ha per square kilometre 4.2 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 10.4 ha per square kilometre 12.72 ha per square kilometre 2.33 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 13.04 ha per square kilometre 13.85 ha per square kilometre 0.8128 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 17.32 ha per square kilometre 16.74 ha per square kilometre 0.5818 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
2020s 19.36 ha per square kilometre 18.07 ha per square kilometre 1.3 ha per square kilometre Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Sri Lanka?
Cambodia, at 20.4 ha per square kilometre against 18.8 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
1.6 ha per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — 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.