Lao PDR vs Sri Lanka: Cereal yields
Lao PDR
4.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lao PDR rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
64th
Cereal yields over time
- Lao PDR
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Lao PDR currently reports 4.2 tonnes per hectare against 4.07 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Lao PDR ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lao PDR averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao PDR | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9435 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.7028 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.9616 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.0227 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.5184 tonnes per hectare | Lao PDR |
| 2020s | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.0292 tonnes per hectare | Lao PDR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Lao PDR or Sri Lanka?
- Lao PDR, at 4.2 tonnes per hectare against 4.07 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Lao PDR and Sri Lanka?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Lao PDR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao PDR and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lao PDR and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal yields?
- Lao PDR ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.