Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1423 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1423 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.21 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, in 1969.
Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1266 ha per square kilometre | +76.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1075 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0989 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0735 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.067 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0631 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.063 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1099 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1067 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1093 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1217 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1464 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1486 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1579 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1642 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1768 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1902 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1936 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1849 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1936 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.21 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1772 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1745 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1655 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1703 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1556 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.154 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — 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 | +76.8% | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | 0.1266 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | 0.1266 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.142 ha per square kilometre | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | 0.1642 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1829 ha per square kilometre | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | 0.21 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1555 ha per square kilometre | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | 0.1703 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 5 Dominica 0.388 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1932 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Jamaica 0.1435 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 0.1211 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mexico 0.1086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 India 0.1049 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 lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.1423 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0587 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Lemons and limes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Lemons and limes — 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.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Lemons and limes — 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
Lemons and limes — 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.