Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Sri Lanka: Tea leaves — Area harvested
Tea leaves — Area harvested over time
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 357,362 ha against 268,829 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 88,533 ha.
That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,266 ha | 240,179 ha | 103,913 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 172,243 ha | 242,128 ha | 69,885 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 174,270 ha | 232,162 ha | 57,892 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 195,768 ha | 200,126 ha | 4,358 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 236,927 ha | 209,400 ha | 27,527 ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2010s | 307,154 ha | 222,925 ha | 84,229 ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2020s | 341,059 ha | 267,542 ha | 73,518 ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tea leaves — area harvested, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Sri Lanka?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 357,362 ha against 268,829 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tea leaves — area harvested between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Sri Lanka?
- 88,533 ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Sri Lanka rank globally for tea leaves — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Tea leaves — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.