Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7444 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.06 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 25.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 ha per square kilometre | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | 8.2 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 0.1851 ha per square kilometre | 11.24 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 0.2356 ha per square kilometre | 12.46 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | 0.3048 ha per square kilometre | 12.42 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 0.3683 ha per square kilometre | 13.48 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.74 ha per square kilometre | 0.5522 ha per square kilometre | 16.19 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.6875 ha per square kilometre | 17.38 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, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.06 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.