Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.8 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 1.8 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.97 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5895 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Sri Lanka 41st out of 169 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8965 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8741 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9353 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9628 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5895 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7049 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1968 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 1969 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9996 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6108 ha per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7198 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7625 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8431 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7789 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7645 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7168 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7937 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7801 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7911 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7925 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8871 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9067 ha per square kilometre | 0.5895 ha per square kilometre | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8315 ha per square kilometre | 0.6108 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9924 ha per square kilometre | 0.7801 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 1.8 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5895 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fruit 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
Fruit 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.