Land area — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 50,054 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -35.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Land area — area, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.