Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0455 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0455 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
86th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1264 ha per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.0082 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0455 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1264 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 86th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0848 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1086 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1135 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1164 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.115 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1264 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | -64.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0678 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0821 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0742 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0455 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0455 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7843 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | 0.1164 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 0.1264 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0827 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0455 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1264 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.