India vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Production, per square kilometre
India
69.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
72.96 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 72.96 t per square kilometre against 69.88 t per square kilometre in India, a difference of 3.08 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.16 t per square kilometre | 17.21 t per square kilometre | 0.9575 t per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 22.6 t per square kilometre | 24.13 t per square kilometre | 1.53 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 30.18 t per square kilometre | 37.22 t per square kilometre | 7.04 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 39.76 t per square kilometre | 40.15 t per square kilometre | 0.3974 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 44.95 t per square kilometre | 50.01 t per square kilometre | 5.06 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 54.36 t per square kilometre | 64.52 t per square kilometre | 10.16 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 65.52 t per square kilometre | 73.46 t per square kilometre | 7.94 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 72.96 t per square kilometre against 69.88 t per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
- 3.08 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 4th 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.