Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 39.94 % against 0.75 % in United States of America, a difference of 39.19 %.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 53.3 times United States of America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.94 % | 0.4211 % | 49.51 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 43.69 % | 0.411 % | 43.28 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 43.74 % | 0.468 % | 43.27 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 43.23 % | 0.556 % | 42.68 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 40.18 % | 0.648 % | 39.54 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 40.19 % | 0.682 % | 39.5 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 42.19 % | 0.746 % | 41.45 % | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — share in agricultural land, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- Sri Lanka, at 39.94 % against 0.75 % in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — share in agricultural land between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 39.19 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 26th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.