Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0998 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0998 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
28th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1123 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0458 ha per square kilometre
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0998 ha per square kilometre for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1123 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0458 ha per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 120 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.
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0546 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0629 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0622 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0821 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1072 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1058 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1106 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.109 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1123 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.099 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0998 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0294 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0998 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0477 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0653 ha per square kilometre | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1039 ha per square kilometre | 0.099 ha per square kilometre | 0.1123 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 25 El Salvador 0.1256 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 0.1142 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Morocco 0.1028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Ghana 0.0779 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 India 0.0777 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Honduras 0.074 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 oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0998 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1123 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0458 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oranges — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oranges — 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.
Oranges — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oranges — 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
Oranges — 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.