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
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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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.