Arable land — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Arable land — Area was 1,372 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1,372 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,372 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 577 1000 ha, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 231 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 | 748.11 1000 ha | 577 1000 ha | 804 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 877.93 1000 ha | 810 1000 ha | 999.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 869.88 1000 ha | 852.2 1000 ha | 880.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 883.5 1000 ha | 875.2 1000 ha | 891.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,012 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,307 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,372 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,372 1000 ha | 1,372 1000 ha | 1,372 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Sri Lanka?
- Arable land — area in Sri Lanka was 1,372 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,372 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 577 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for arable land — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 100th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Arable 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.