Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.68 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.68 ha per square kilometre for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.68 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 8th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 1963 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | +591.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -97.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -90.9% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.9616 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.9919 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9919 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9807 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.68 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, 28.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.68 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.68 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 | +591.1% | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 ha per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +400.0% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.9616 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 5 Uzbekistan 2.35 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 2.24 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Greece 2.02 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Togo 1.47 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 1.35 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Turkmenistan 1.23 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 1.68 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.