Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Caribbean
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 1,395 1000 ha against 1,205 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 190 1000 ha.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 220 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,035 1000 ha | 94.77 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 1970s | 1,311 1000 ha | 1,037 1000 ha | 273.99 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 1980s | 1,387 1000 ha | 1,018 1000 ha | 369.01 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 1990s | 1,490 1000 ha | 1,008 1000 ha | 482.32 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 1,348 1000 ha | 972.21 1000 ha | 375.33 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1,346 1000 ha | 1,103 1000 ha | 242.98 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1,402 1000 ha | 1,218 1000 ha | 183.78 1000 ha | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
- Caribbean, at 1,395 1000 ha against 1,205 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 190 1000 ha, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — 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.