Cropland — Area per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.11 ha/cap.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.18 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1656 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.143 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.122 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.098 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.106 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 145 Costa Rica 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Haiti 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Madagascar 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 New Zealand 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
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)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cropland — area per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.