Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Arable land use per person
Nepal
0.0607 hectares per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0623 hectares per person
in 2023
Nepal rank
142nd
Sri Lanka rank
141st
Arable land use per person over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0623 hectares per person against 0.0607 hectares per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1621 hectares per person | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.0938 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.1335 hectares per person | 0.0559 hectares per person | 0.0776 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.1071 hectares per person | 0.0507 hectares per person | 0.0564 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.088 hectares per person | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.0737 hectares per person | 0.0618 hectares per person | 0.0119 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.0621 hectares per person | 0.0622 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0623 hectares per person against 0.0607 hectares per person in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0016 hectares per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Nepal ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.