Arable land use per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Arable land use per person was 0.0623 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0623 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0762 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0448 hectares per person, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.0569 hectares per person | 0.0762 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.0611 hectares per person | 0.0699 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0559 hectares per person | 0.0542 hectares per person | 0.0583 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0507 hectares per person | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0448 hectares per person | 0.0582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0618 hectares per person | 0.0575 hectares per person | 0.0633 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0622 hectares per person | 0.0619 hectares per person | 0.0626 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 37.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.7 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6851 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0737 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0632 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Sri Lanka?
- Arable land use per person in Sri Lanka was 0.0623 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0762 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 hectares per person in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for arable land use per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.