Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.58 % against 13.52 % in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.06 %.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 204 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.11 % | 13.79 % | 0.6767 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 14.43 % | 18.5 % | 4.07 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 13.22 % | 18.87 % | 5.65 % | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 15.93 % | 18.86 % | 2.93 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 16.17 % | 18.18 % | 2.01 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.31 % | 16.04 % | 1.73 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 13.52 % | 15.23 % | 1.71 % | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.58 % against 13.52 % in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 1.06 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.