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

Malaysia
1.18 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.2 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
50th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0095 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0159 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0065 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0052 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0255 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0203 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0085 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0239 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0154 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre 0.059 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0283 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2152 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1084 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1068 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.6069 tonnes per square kilometre 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4963 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0491 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
0.02 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 51st 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.