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

Spain
0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
42nd

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
0.010.0150.020.0250.030.035196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

Spain ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Spain or Sri Lanka?
Spain, at 0.023 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 Spain and Sri Lanka?
0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 40th 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.