Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.61 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.61 ha per square kilometre for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.92 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6094 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6595 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6094 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7596 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7469 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9005 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8203 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9071 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9155 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8871 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7873 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8386 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8007 ha per square kilometre | 0.6094 ha per square kilometre | 0.9155 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 0.7873 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 1.61 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6094 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 24th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables 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
Vegetables 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.