Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Thailand rank
18th

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 18th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 10,826 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cropland — Area 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.