China vs Sri Lanka: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
China
68.36 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
76.7 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 76.7 metric tons per square kilometre against 68.36 metric tons per square kilometre in China, a difference of 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 17.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 25 metric tons per square kilometre | 24.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.228 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 35.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 37.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 44.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 40.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.19 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 45.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 50.99 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 61.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 68.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.85 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 67.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 78.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 76.7 metric tons per square kilometre against 68.36 metric tons per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between China and Sri Lanka?
- 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), 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
Cereal production (metric tons) 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.