Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 85.42 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 85.42 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka peaked at 91.02 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 80.77 %, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.21 % | 81.09 % | 91.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.5 % | 81.18 % | 82.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.13 % | 80.88 % | 81.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.14 % | 81.03 % | 81.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.82 % | 80.77 % | 83.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.96 % | 83.21 % | 84.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.77 % | 84.35 % | 85.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Sri Lanka was 85.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 91.02 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.77 % in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.