Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
18.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
22.19 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Thailand rank
2nd
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 22.19 ha per square kilometre against 18.8 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.39 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Thailand ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 ha per square kilometre | 12.98 ha per square kilometre | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1970s | 11.42 ha per square kilometre | 15.4 ha per square kilometre | 3.97 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 18.49 ha per square kilometre | 5.79 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | 17.93 ha per square kilometre | 5.21 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 19.88 ha per square kilometre | 6.03 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 16.74 ha per square kilometre | 21.75 ha per square kilometre | 5.01 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | 21.59 ha per square kilometre | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 22.19 ha per square kilometre against 18.8 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 3.39 ha per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Thailand ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — 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
Rice — 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.