Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre

Rwanda
0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sri Lanka
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Rwanda ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent crops — area, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
Rwanda, at 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in permanent crops — area, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Permanent crops — 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
180 places, 10,140 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent crops — 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.