Agriculture — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
141st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 138 British Virgin Islands 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 140 Nepal 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 142 Burundi 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 143 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0001 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3543 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.