Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
21.9 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Thailand rank
2nd
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 21.9 ha per square kilometre against 18.8 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.1 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Thailand ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 ha per square kilometre | 12.98 ha per square kilometre | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1970s | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 15.4 ha per square kilometre | 3.97 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 18.49 ha per square kilometre | 5.79 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | 18.16 ha per square kilometre | 5.43 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 20.1 ha per square kilometre | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 16.74 ha per square kilometre | 21.49 ha per square kilometre | 4.75 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | 21.78 ha per square kilometre | 3.72 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 21.9 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 Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 3.1 ha per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Thailand 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.