New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1556 ha/cap | 0.1656 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.137 ha/cap | 0.143 ha/cap | 0.006 ha/cap | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.144 ha/cap | 0.122 ha/cap | 0.022 ha/cap | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.121 ha/cap | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.012 ha/cap | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.098 ha/cap | 0.022 ha/cap | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.019 ha/cap | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.106 ha/cap | 0.014 ha/cap | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0 ha/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.