Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3139 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3139 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3855 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0855 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1244 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1198 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.113 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1904 ha per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1499 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1283 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.128 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1595 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1595 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1674 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1993 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1914 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2392 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1674 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1642 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1627 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1595 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1563 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.154 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.211 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2264 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2396 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2139 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2529 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2562 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3371 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2131 ha per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3527 ha per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3756 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3659 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3855 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3788 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3345 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3125 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3562 ha per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2824 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3322 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3011 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3139 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3139 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0291 ha per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 | +76.2% | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1294 ha per square kilometre | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | 0.1904 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1866 ha per square kilometre | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | 0.2392 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1629 ha per square kilometre | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.238 ha per square kilometre | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | 0.3371 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3426 ha per square kilometre | 0.2824 ha per square kilometre | 0.3855 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3201 ha per square kilometre | 0.3011 ha per square kilometre | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 5 Palestine 0.3404 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Cameroon 0.3296 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Cuba 0.3261 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Jamaica 0.3105 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 0.2889 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 0.2453 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.3139 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3855 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0855 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.