Malta vs Sri Lanka: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Malta
0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
42nd

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Sri Lanka
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1970s 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Malta or Sri Lanka?
Malta, at 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Malta and Sri Lanka?
0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — 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
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — 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.