Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.257 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.257 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3994 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.051 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Sri Lanka 50th 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1164 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1109 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0797 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1969 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.067 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1976 | 0.067 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1324 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1403 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2639 ha per square kilometre | +83.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2378 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2963 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3154 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3487 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3551 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3349 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3385 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3994 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3786 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.376 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3659 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3961 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3914 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2833 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2948 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2859 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2894 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2792 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2679 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2673 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2697 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2995 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2256 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2059 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2189 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2368 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2011 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3315 ha per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3325 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2754 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3806 ha per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2892 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2095 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2332 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2322 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2486 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.257 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | 0.1164 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2582 ha per square kilometre | 0.1324 ha per square kilometre | 0.3551 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3559 ha per square kilometre | 0.2833 ha per square kilometre | 0.3994 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2609 ha per square kilometre | 0.2059 ha per square kilometre | 0.2995 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2705 ha per square kilometre | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | 0.3806 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2427 ha per square kilometre | 0.2322 ha per square kilometre | 0.257 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 47 Paraguay 0.2793 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Rwanda 0.2663 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Malawi 0.2613 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.2544 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Lithuania 0.2304 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Puerto Rico 0.2255 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.257 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3994 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.