South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0528 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0455 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
84th
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0528 ha per square kilometre against 0.0455 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0073 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 137 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | 0.0827 ha per square kilometre | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- South Africa, at 0.0528 ha per square kilometre against 0.0455 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0073 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Area harvested, 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.