Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 45.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka stood at 45.48 %.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka peaked at 48.79 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.8 %, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 211 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 | 35.68 % | 33.8 % | 38.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.95 % | 34.72 % | 40.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.39 % | 36.28 % | 38.04 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.9 % | 37.72 % | 38.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.63 % | 38.31 % | 46.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.62 % | 45.8 % | 48.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5 % | 45.48 % | 48.79 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 191,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,821 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,347 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8,527 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 18,186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 170,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 243,824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka was 45.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48.79 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8 % in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.