Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0559 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0559 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0633 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 19th out of 117 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1966 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0559 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — 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 | +116.7% | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 16 Saint Lucia 0.0623 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Armenia 0.0602 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cuba 0.0595 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tajikistan 0.0484 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Israel 0.0456 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0432 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0559 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0633 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.