Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.242 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.242 ha per square kilometre for citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3158 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1083 ha per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1978 ha per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1704 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1364 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.136 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1382 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1364 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1293 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1361 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1083 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1346 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1331 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1353 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1601 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1643 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1746 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1679 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.184 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2175 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.225 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2217 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.24 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2496 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2689 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2869 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2918 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2885 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3008 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3158 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2795 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2858 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2737 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2745 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.242 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.242 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0825 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.242 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2397 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +56.6% | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | 0.1978 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1508 ha per square kilometre | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | 0.1978 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1312 ha per square kilometre | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | 0.1083 ha per square kilometre | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1558 ha per square kilometre | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2103 ha per square kilometre | 0.1679 ha per square kilometre | 0.2496 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2866 ha per square kilometre | 0.2689 ha per square kilometre | 0.3158 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2594 ha per square kilometre | 0.242 ha per square kilometre | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 26 Sierra Leone 0.2773 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Tunisia 0.266 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Portugal 0.2495 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Nepal 0.2373 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.2257 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Egypt 0.2232 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.242 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3158 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1083 ha per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Citrus Fruit, Total — 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
Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.