Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
21st
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 18 Thailand 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 El Salvador 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Kiribati 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.0402 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.