India vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
India
16.09 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 16.09 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 2.71 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.13 ha per square kilometre | 8.34 ha per square kilometre | 3.78 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 13 ha per square kilometre | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 13.67 ha per square kilometre | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 0.9793 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 14.53 ha per square kilometre | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 14.6 ha per square kilometre | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 0.7508 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 14.7 ha per square kilometre | 16.74 ha per square kilometre | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 15.78 ha per square kilometre | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 16.09 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
- 2.71 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th 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.