Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 18.8 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.8 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
4th
of 120 countries
All-time high
19.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
6.89 ha per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 18.8 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.57 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.89 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.9 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.4 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 8.53 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 8.58 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 6.89 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1966 | 8.52 ha per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1967 | 8.69 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 9.05 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 8.55 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 11.46 ha per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 11.06 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 10.19 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 10.71 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 12.71 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 9.52 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 10.13 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 12.47 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 13.39 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 12.59 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 13.14 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 13.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 11.9 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 12.38 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 14.13 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 13.79 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 13.34 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 10.83 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 13.01 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 11 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 13.21 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 12.61 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 12.22 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 13.07 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 14.3 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 14.19 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.53 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 11 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 12.23 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 13.89 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 13.27 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 12.2 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 13.07 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 14.53 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 11.48 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 14.6 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 14.52 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.02 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 16.79 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 15.03 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 16.91 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 17.01 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.94 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 19.57 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 18.44 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.79 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 16.83 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 15.48 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 17.24 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 18.21 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 18.01 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.8 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 18.8 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 149.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 18.8 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.09 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 ha per square kilometre | 6.89 ha per square kilometre | 9.05 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 9.52 ha per square kilometre | 13.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 10.83 ha per square kilometre | 14.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | 10.53 ha per square kilometre | 14.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 11.48 ha per square kilometre | 16.79 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.74 ha per square kilometre | 12.79 ha per square kilometre | 19.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | 17.24 ha per square kilometre | 18.8 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Bangladesh 89.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Thailand 21.9 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Cambodia 20.4 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Philippines 16.15 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 India 16.09 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 12.72 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 18.8 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.57 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.89 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.