Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 20.16 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 20.16 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 20.71 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.54 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.6 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.06 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 9.29 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 9.15 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 7.54 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 9.31 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1967 | 9.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 9.68 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 9.28 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 12.17 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 11.69 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 10.89 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 11.71 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 13.96 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 11.02 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 11.5 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 13.55 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 14.37 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 13.34 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 13.84 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 14.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 13.15 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 14.95 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 14.55 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 14.07 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 11.58 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 13.8 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 11.63 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 13.87 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 13.24 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 12.8 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 13.76 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 14.96 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 14.89 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 11.12 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 11.51 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 12.81 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 14.46 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 13.83 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 12.7 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 13.54 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 15.09 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 11.94 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 15.15 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 15.13 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.66 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 17.71 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 15.94 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 17.93 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 18.29 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.05 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.12 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 15.24 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 20.71 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 19.63 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 13.71 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 18.08 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 16.57 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 18.58 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 20.04 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 19.52 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.16 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 ha per square kilometre | 7.54 ha per square kilometre | 9.68 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.42 ha per square kilometre | 10.89 ha per square kilometre | 14.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.44 ha per square kilometre | 11.58 ha per square kilometre | 14.95 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.34 ha per square kilometre | 11.12 ha per square kilometre | 14.96 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.47 ha per square kilometre | 11.94 ha per square kilometre | 17.71 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.83 ha per square kilometre | 13.71 ha per square kilometre | 20.71 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.58 ha per square kilometre | 18.58 ha per square kilometre | 20.16 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 20.16 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — 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
Cereals, primary — 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.