Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0516 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0516 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0599 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0358 ha per person, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0501 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0519 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0515 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0505 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0396 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0478 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0475 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0483 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0446 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0585 ha per person | +31.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0553 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0499 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0514 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0599 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0441 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0461 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0557 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0587 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0542 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0558 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0488 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0505 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0574 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0556 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0532 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0427 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0507 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0425 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.048 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0458 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0481 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0519 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0506 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0369 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0378 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0412 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.046 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0431 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.039 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0414 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0457 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0358 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0453 ha per person | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0447 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.051 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0454 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0508 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0519 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0504 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0577 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0424 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0577 ha per person | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0538 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0369 ha per person | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.048 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0439 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0487 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0508 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0502 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0528 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0516 ha per person | -2.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0516 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 13.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0516 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0479 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.048 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0519 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0534 ha per person | 0.0441 ha per person | 0.0599 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0425 ha per person | 0.0574 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0457 ha per person | 0.0369 ha per person | 0.0519 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0431 ha per person | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.051 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 ha per person | 0.0369 ha per person | 0.0577 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0508 ha per person | 0.0487 ha per person | 0.0528 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Bangladesh 0.066 ha per person compare
- 10 Madagascar 0.0638 ha per person compare
- 11 Liberia 0.0517 ha per person compare
- 13 Nepal 0.0479 ha per person compare
- 14 Uruguay 0.0412 ha per person compare
- 15 Philippines 0.0401 ha per person 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0516 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0599 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0358 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.