Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Production, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
466.24 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
72.96 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 466.24 t per square kilometre against 72.96 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 393.28 t per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 6.4 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.62 t per square kilometre | 17.21 t per square kilometre | 103.42 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 135.55 t per square kilometre | 24.13 t per square kilometre | 111.43 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 172.98 t per square kilometre | 37.22 t per square kilometre | 135.77 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 210.97 t per square kilometre | 40.15 t per square kilometre | 170.81 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 305.36 t per square kilometre | 50.01 t per square kilometre | 255.36 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 399.36 t per square kilometre | 64.52 t per square kilometre | 334.85 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 444.14 t per square kilometre | 73.46 t per square kilometre | 370.68 t per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 466.24 t per square kilometre against 72.96 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 393.28 t per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Production, 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 — Production 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.