Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.