Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea 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 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2156 ha/cap | 0.1656 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.217 ha/cap | 0.143 ha/cap | 0.074 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.122 ha/cap | 0.088 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.183 ha/cap | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.074 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.151 ha/cap | 0.098 ha/cap | 0.053 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.133 ha/cap | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.024 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.118 ha/cap | 0.106 ha/cap | 0.012 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0 ha/cap, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Papua New Guinea 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.