Agricultural land — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agricultural land — Area was 3,017 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Sri Lanka is 3,017 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,017 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,707 1000 ha, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 111th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,095 1000 ha | 1,707 1000 ha | 2,328 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,374 1000 ha | 2,333 1000 ha | 2,469 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,326 1000 ha | 2,296 1000 ha | 2,349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,331 1000 ha | 2,320 1000 ha | 2,345 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,424 1000 ha | 2,288 1000 ha | 2,610 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,744 1000 ha | 2,620 1000 ha | 2,812 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,892 1000 ha | 2,812 1000 ha | 3,017 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Sri Lanka?
- Agricultural land — area in Sri Lanka was 3,017 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,017 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,707 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural land — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 111th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.