Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Rice — Production, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
72.96 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
66.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Thailand rank
6th

Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
20406080196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 72.96 t per square kilometre against 66.26 t per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 6.7 t per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 6th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 17.21 t per square kilometre 23.24 t per square kilometre 6.03 t per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 24.13 t per square kilometre 28.54 t per square kilometre 4.41 t per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 37.22 t per square kilometre 37.37 t per square kilometre 0.1491 t per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 40.15 t per square kilometre 40.97 t per square kilometre 0.8139 t per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 50.01 t per square kilometre 57.68 t per square kilometre 7.67 t per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 64.52 t per square kilometre 66.17 t per square kilometre 1.65 t per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 73.46 t per square kilometre 63.53 t per square kilometre 9.93 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, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Sri Lanka, at 72.96 t per square kilometre against 66.26 t per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
6.7 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka 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 — production, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Rice — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,174 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.