Northern America vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Northern America
-0.0165 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.3372 % change on previous year
in 2024
Northern America rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Northern America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3372 % change on previous year against -0.0165 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 0.3537 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 20.4 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2623 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.1719 % change on previous year | 0.1462 % change on previous year | 0.318 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.0397 % change on previous year | -0.0778 % change on previous year | 0.0382 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 1990s | -0.2706 % change on previous year | 0.0218 % change on previous year | 0.2924 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.013 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.144 % change on previous year | 0.756 % change on previous year | 0.612 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.1792 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, annual growth rate, Northern America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3372 % change on previous year against -0.0165 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, annual growth rate between Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3537 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Northern America ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.