Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0898 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0898 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1263 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0519 ha per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +119.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1146 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0967 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0974 ha per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0847 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0751 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0679 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0783 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0838 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0923 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0946 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0992 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1139 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1007 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0762 ha per square kilometre | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0898 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1263 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tomatoes — 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.
Tomatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tomatoes — 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
Tomatoes — 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.