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
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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About this data
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.