Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Arable land use per person
Sri Lanka
0.0623 hectares per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.0624 hectares per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
141st
Vanuatu rank
140th
Arable land use per person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.0624 hectares per person against 0.0623 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 140th of 206 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.1559 hectares per person | 0.0876 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.1607 hectares per person | 0.0954 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.0559 hectares per person | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.0962 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.0507 hectares per person | 0.1216 hectares per person | 0.071 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0963 hectares per person | 0.0461 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.0618 hectares per person | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0143 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.0622 hectares per person | 0.0647 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.0624 hectares per person against 0.0623 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 0.0001 hectares per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 140th 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.