Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.2448 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka is 0.2448 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8704 ha per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1754 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1914 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2073 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2297 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3136 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3059 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3809 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3979 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.352 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3229 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3728 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5516 ha per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7127 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8498 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8704 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8245 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8005 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5734 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6111 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6536 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5923 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5543 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.469 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4921 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.563 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4007 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4326 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3883 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4889 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 0.462 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4776 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5517 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5823 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5741 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4162 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3849 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.345 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3468 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2598 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2988 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2653 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3258 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2854 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2247 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2122 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2349 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2303 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2179 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2467 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2191 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1775 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2793 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2528 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2448 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2448 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 12.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2448 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0792 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2838 ha per square kilometre | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | 0.3979 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6668 ha per square kilometre | 0.3229 ha per square kilometre | 0.8704 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5157 ha per square kilometre | 0.3883 ha per square kilometre | 0.6536 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.463 ha per square kilometre | 0.345 ha per square kilometre | 0.5823 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2705 ha per square kilometre | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | 0.3258 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2147 ha per square kilometre | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | 0.2467 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2553 ha per square kilometre | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | 0.2793 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 North Macedonia 0.3816 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Guinea 0.3721 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Benin 0.352 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Mauritius 0.2028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 0.1823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1821 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka was 0.2448 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8704 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1754 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.