Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 440 1000 ha against 413 1000 ha in Bhutan, a difference of 27 1000 ha.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 220 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252.22 1000 ha | 294.78 1000 ha | 42.56 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 260.4 1000 ha | 439 1000 ha | 178.6 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 280.2 1000 ha | 439 1000 ha | 158.8 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 370 1000 ha | 439.7 1000 ha | 69.7 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 406.4 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 33.6 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 410.6 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 29.4 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 413 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 27 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 440 1000 ha against 413 1000 ha in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 27 1000 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Sri Lanka rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Bhutan ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.