Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 839.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Sri Lanka stood at 839.3 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Sri Lanka peaked at 866.69 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 654.43 1000 ha, in 2007.
Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 807.75 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 764.02 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 752.88 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 725.89 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 697.8 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 668.12 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 654.43 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 677.46 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 688.4 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 695.54 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 712.04 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 744.68 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 735 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 718.9 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 701.84 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 751.71 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 743.8 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 759.87 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 781.44 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 820.72 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 852.38 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 866.69 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 855.13 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 839.3 1000 ha | -1.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 839.3 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 439.49 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 839.3 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,455 1000 ha, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 715.19 1000 ha | 654.43 1000 ha | 807.75 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 734.48 1000 ha | 695.54 1000 ha | 781.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 846.84 1000 ha | 820.72 1000 ha | 866.69 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 80 Mozambique 961.35 1000 ha compare
- 81 Latvia 930.17 1000 ha compare
- 82 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 929.24 1000 ha compare
- 84 Uruguay 833.31 1000 ha compare
- 85 Haiti 829.94 1000 ha compare
- 86 Tajikistan 787.08 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in Sri Lanka?
- Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Sri Lanka was 839.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 866.69 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 654.43 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.