Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +37.3% | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 39 Cambodia 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Spain 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Malta 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Latvia 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Albania 0.0216 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.