Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2683 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.2683 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3227 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | +108.1% |
| 1963 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0771 ha per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1967 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | +95.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0854 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1046 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1346 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1335 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1705 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1738 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.158 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1913 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2268 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2362 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2261 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1621 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1616 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1682 ha per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1792 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1663 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1578 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1402 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1612 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1591 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1741 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1859 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1481 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1851 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2424 ha per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2281 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2525 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3227 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2042 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2348 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3154 ha per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2997 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2693 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2683 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2683 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0228 ha per square kilometre, 11.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +108.1% | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 0.1738 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1846 ha per square kilometre | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | 0.2362 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1492 ha per square kilometre | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | 0.1663 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1642 ha per square kilometre | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | 0.1859 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | 0.1481 ha per square kilometre | 0.3227 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2881 ha per square kilometre | 0.2683 ha per square kilometre | 0.3154 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 32 Angola 0.2911 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eswatini 0.2874 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0.2733 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Lebanon 0.2125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Pakistan 0.1853 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Jamaica 0.1488 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.2683 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3227 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.