Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Production, per square kilometre was 72.96 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.96 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 33.0%
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
83.25 t per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
12.19 t per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 72.96 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 33.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 83.25 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.19 t per square kilometre, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.72 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 16.41 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 16.68 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 17.13 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 12.19 t per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1966 | 15.64 t per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 18.47 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 21.68 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 21.94 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 25.77 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 22.26 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 20.93 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 20.93 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 25.55 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 18.4 t per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1976 | 19.97 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 26.75 t per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 30.15 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 30.57 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 34.02 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 35.55 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 34.37 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 39.6 t per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 38.59 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 42.44 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 41.27 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 33.93 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 39.49 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 32.9 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 40.47 t per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 38.1 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 37.31 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 40.98 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 42.8 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 44.81 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 32.87 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 35.71 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 42.93 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 45.56 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 45.61 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 42.98 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 48.97 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 41.91 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 51.76 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 53.29 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 49.93 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 61.79 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 58.23 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 68.58 t per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 62.11 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 61.33 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.69 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 53.91 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 77.86 t per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 71.41 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 38.5 t per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 63.52 t per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2019 | 74.23 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 82.78 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 83.25 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.85 t per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 72.96 t per square kilometre | +33.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 72.96 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5309 t per square kilometre, 137.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 72.96 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 69.88 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.21 t per square kilometre | 12.19 t per square kilometre | 21.94 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.13 t per square kilometre | 18.4 t per square kilometre | 30.57 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.22 t per square kilometre | 32.9 t per square kilometre | 42.44 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.15 t per square kilometre | 32.87 t per square kilometre | 45.56 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.01 t per square kilometre | 41.91 t per square kilometre | 61.79 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.52 t per square kilometre | 38.5 t per square kilometre | 77.86 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.46 t per square kilometre | 54.85 t per square kilometre | 83.25 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Bangladesh 466.24 t per square kilometre compare
- 2 Cambodia 74.7 t per square kilometre compare
- 4 India 69.88 t per square kilometre compare
- 5 Philippines 67.28 t per square kilometre compare
- 6 Thailand 66.26 t 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 rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 72.96 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 83.25 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.19 t per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production 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.
Rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Production 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
Rice — Production 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.