South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
South Africa
0.0524 hectares per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0566 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
94th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0566 hectares per person against 0.0524 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0042 hectares per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 181 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3401 hectares per person | 0.0519 hectares per person | 0.2882 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2803 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.2223 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2058 hectares per person | 0.0543 hectares per person | 0.1515 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.0479 hectares per person | 0.078 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0839 hectares per person | 0.0451 hectares per person | 0.0388 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0612 hectares per person | 0.0526 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0562 hectares per person | 0.0549 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0566 hectares per person against 0.0524 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0042 hectares per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.