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
510152025196119922023

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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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.