Sri Lanka vs World: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
1.3 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
4th
World rank
1st
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- World
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 1.3 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 17.5 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 14.5 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 7.15 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 10.1 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 11.31 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 11.5 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 12.64 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.74 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 15.49 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 16.78 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 World?
- Sri Lanka, at 18.8 ha per square kilometre against 1.3 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and World?
- 17.5 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and World rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.