Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 10 Barbados 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Thailand 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Italy 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Nepal 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.0095 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 11.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.1163 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 21.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.