Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0567 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0567 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1827 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | +195.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1827 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.173 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | -67.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0567 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0155 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +195.0% | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | 0.1827 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 11 Ukraine 0.0702 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0692 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Tajikistan 0.0614 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Switzerland 0.0563 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Denmark 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.05 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0567 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1827 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carrots and turnips — 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.