Greece vs Sri Lanka: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Greece
4.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Greece rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
64th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Greece
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.07 tonnes per hectare against 4.05 tonnes per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Greece ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.3756 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.6583 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.6126 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.4658 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.1095 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Greece or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.07 tonnes per hectare against 4.05 tonnes per hectare in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Greece ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. 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.