Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 48.77 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Sri Lanka stood at 48.77 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Sri Lanka peaked at 48.77 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.22 %, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 33.41 % | 27.22 % | 37.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.86 % | 37.2 % | 39.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.1 % | 36.61 % | 37.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.17 % | 37 % | 37.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.66 % | 36.49 % | 41.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.06 % | 41.78 % | 45.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.75 % | 45.46 % | 48.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Sri Lanka?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Sri Lanka was 48.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48.77 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.22 % in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 — Share in 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.