Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,205 1000 ha against 1,078 1000 ha in Kenya, a difference of 127 1000 ha.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 220 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 260.02 1000 ha | 1,035 1000 ha | 775.02 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 374.36 1000 ha | 1,037 1000 ha | 662.51 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 411.88 1000 ha | 1,018 1000 ha | 605.74 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 494.39 1000 ha | 1,008 1000 ha | 513.36 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 458.79 1000 ha | 972.21 1000 ha | 513.42 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 633.95 1000 ha | 1,103 1000 ha | 469.18 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 884.77 1000 ha | 1,218 1000 ha | 333.59 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,205 1000 ha against 1,078 1000 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 127 1000 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Kenya ranks 38th 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.