Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) vs Sri Lanka: Cropland — Share in Land area

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
9.51 %
in 2024
Sri Lanka
41.66 %
in 2024
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
25th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 41.66 % against 9.51 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), a difference of 32.15 %.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 4.4 times Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 4.38 % 28.71 % 24.34 % Sri Lanka
1970s 4.63 % 30.86 % 26.23 % Sri Lanka
1980s 5 % 30.1 % 25.1 % Sri Lanka
1990s 7.26 % 30.16 % 22.9 % Sri Lanka
2000s 8.12 % 31.64 % 23.53 % Sri Lanka
2010s 8.95 % 37 % 28.05 % Sri Lanka
2020s 9.47 % 39.64 % 30.17 % Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 41.66 % against 9.51 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Sri Lanka?
32.15 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 36 groups.
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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.