Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
20.16 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
5.99 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
20th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.16 hectares per square kilometre against 5.99 hectares per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.17 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 181 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 hectares per square kilometre | 4.75 hectares per square kilometre | 4.28 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 12.42 hectares per square kilometre | 5.21 hectares per square kilometre | 7.21 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 13.44 hectares per square kilometre | 5.29 hectares per square kilometre | 8.15 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 13.34 hectares per square kilometre | 5.49 hectares per square kilometre | 7.85 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 14.47 hectares per square kilometre | 5.36 hectares per square kilometre | 9.11 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.83 hectares per square kilometre | 5.81 hectares per square kilometre | 12.02 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 19.58 hectares per square kilometre | 5.99 hectares per square kilometre | 13.59 hectares per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.16 hectares per square kilometre against 5.99 hectares per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 14.17 hectares per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th and Upper middle income 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.