Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Sri Lanka
48.77 %
in 2024
Zimbabwe
48.06 %
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
68th
Zimbabwe rank
70th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 48.77 % against 48.06 % in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.71 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 220 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 33.41 % 40.53 % 7.12 % Zimbabwe
1970s 37.86 % 42.03 % 4.17 % Zimbabwe
1980s 37.1 % 44.01 % 6.91 % Zimbabwe
1990s 37.17 % 45.77 % 8.6 % Zimbabwe
2000s 38.66 % 47.69 % 9.03 % Zimbabwe
2010s 44.06 % 48.12 % 4.07 % Zimbabwe
2020s 46.75 % 48.07 % 1.31 % Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Sri Lanka, at 48.77 % against 48.06 % in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
0.71 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Sri Lanka ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.