Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre

Pakistan
0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
Pakistan ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — 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
188 places, 10,826 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cropland — 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.