China vs Sri Lanka: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre
China
68.41 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
76.7 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
19th
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 76.7 t per square kilometre against 68.41 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 8.29 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 159 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 | 16.5 t per square kilometre | 17.69 t per square kilometre | 1.19 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 25.35 t per square kilometre | 24.78 t per square kilometre | 0.5729 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 35.84 t per square kilometre | 37.9 t per square kilometre | 2.07 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 45.22 t per square kilometre | 40.75 t per square kilometre | 4.46 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 45.8 t per square kilometre | 50.99 t per square kilometre | 5.2 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 61.38 t per square kilometre | 68.06 t per square kilometre | 6.68 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 67.29 t per square kilometre | 78.73 t per square kilometre | 11.44 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 76.7 t per square kilometre against 68.41 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre between China and Sri Lanka?
- 8.29 t 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 cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals, primary — Production, 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
Cereals, primary — Production 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.