Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Nigeria
19.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
20.16 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
20th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.16 hectares per square kilometre against 19.89 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.27 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.41 hectares per square kilometre | 9.02 hectares per square kilometre | 3.38 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 10.38 hectares per square kilometre | 12.42 hectares per square kilometre | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 10.3 hectares per square kilometre | 13.44 hectares per square kilometre | 3.15 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 19.31 hectares per square kilometre | 13.34 hectares per square kilometre | 5.97 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 19.36 hectares per square kilometre | 14.47 hectares per square kilometre | 4.89 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18.51 hectares per square kilometre | 17.83 hectares per square kilometre | 0.677 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 19.99 hectares per square kilometre | 19.58 hectares per square kilometre | 0.411 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.16 hectares per square kilometre against 19.89 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.27 hectares per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.