Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.24 ha per square kilometre for treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4704 ha per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2363 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4146 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.3987 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3987 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3189 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3189 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4146 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4704 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4465 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4146 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3987 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3827 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3908 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3668 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3124 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3318 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3371 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3291 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3381 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3677 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.376 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3787 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.357 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.361 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3634 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3181 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3491 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3583 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3483 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3621 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3682 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3439 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3427 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3067 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3019 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3395 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2749 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2525 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2363 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.24 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.24 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0525 ha per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.24 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.24 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4042 ha per square kilometre | 0.3189 ha per square kilometre | 0.4704 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3602 ha per square kilometre | 0.3124 ha per square kilometre | 0.4146 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3578 ha per square kilometre | 0.3181 ha per square kilometre | 0.3787 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3273 ha per square kilometre | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | 0.3682 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2458 ha per square kilometre | 0.2363 ha per square kilometre | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 19 Indonesia 0.3495 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Croatia 0.3368 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 0.2435 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.2374 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bahrain 0.2125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guinea 0.1934 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 treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4704 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2363 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Treenuts, Total — 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.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Treenuts, Total — 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
Treenuts, Total — 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.