Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
58th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 55 North Macedonia 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Spain 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Senegal 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Tonga 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Poland 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.