Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
3.81 kg per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
3.8 kg per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.81 kg per hectare against 3.8 kg per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg per hectare | 1.95 kg per hectare | 0.5779 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.84 kg per hectare | 1.99 kg per hectare | 0.1499 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.36 kg per hectare | 2.82 kg per hectare | 0.4607 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.53 kg per hectare | 3.06 kg per hectare | 0.4726 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.52 kg per hectare | 3.52 kg per hectare | 0.0015 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.79 kg per hectare | 3.8 kg per hectare | 0.0159 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.04 kg per hectare | 4.03 kg per hectare | 0.0165 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 3.81 kg per hectare against 3.8 kg per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 kg per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.