Italy vs Sri Lanka: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre

Italy
1.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.2 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
50th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Sri Lanka
0123196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.54 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 178 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7745 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0159 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7585 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1970s 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0255 tonnes per square kilometre 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0239 tonnes per square kilometre 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.4379 tonnes per square kilometre 0.059 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3789 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.8241 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1084 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7157 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4709 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2020s 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9175 tonnes per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre, Italy or Sri Lanka?
Italy, at 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre between Italy and Sri Lanka?
0.54 tonnes per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,362 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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.