El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 42.07 % against 41.66 % in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.41 %.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 217 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.78 % | 28.71 % | 2.07 % | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 33.41 % | 30.86 % | 2.55 % | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 36.97 % | 30.1 % | 6.87 % | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 40.58 % | 30.16 % | 10.42 % | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 41.71 % | 31.64 % | 10.07 % | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 42.33 % | 37 % | 5.33 % | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 42.36 % | 39.64 % | 2.73 % | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 42.07 % against 41.66 % in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.41 %, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.