Sri Lanka vs Western Europe: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
0.3372 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Europe
-0.1455 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Western Europe rank
32nd
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Europe
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3372 % change on previous year against -0.1455 % change on previous year in Western Europe, a difference of 0.4827 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Europe ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.02 % change on previous year | -0.373 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1462 % change on previous year | -0.4121 % change on previous year | 0.5582 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.0778 % change on previous year | -0.3488 % change on previous year | 0.2709 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0218 % change on previous year | -0.325 % change on previous year | 0.3468 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.16 % change on previous year | -0.2662 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.756 % change on previous year | -0.1888 % change on previous year | 0.9448 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.46 % change on previous year | -0.1106 % change on previous year | 1.57 % 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, Sri Lanka or Western Europe?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3372 % change on previous year against -0.1455 % change on previous year in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Western Europe?
- 0.4827 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
- 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.