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

Philippines
16.15 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 16.15 ha per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 2.65 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 10.68 ha per square kilometre 8.34 ha per square kilometre 2.33 ha per square kilometre Philippines
1970s 11.74 ha per square kilometre 11.42 ha per square kilometre 0.3116 ha per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 11.22 ha per square kilometre 12.69 ha per square kilometre 1.47 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 11.94 ha per square kilometre 12.72 ha per square kilometre 0.7846 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 14.01 ha per square kilometre 13.85 ha per square kilometre 0.1611 ha per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 15.61 ha per square kilometre 16.74 ha per square kilometre 1.13 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 16.05 ha per square kilometre 18.07 ha per square kilometre 2.01 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, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 16.15 ha per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
2.65 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 5th 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.