Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0012 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
109th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0018 Square kilometres per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.0009 Square kilometres per person
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 Square kilometres per person, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +8.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0012 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0012 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0009 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 106 India 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Venezuela 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 110 Georgia 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 111 New Zealand 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Haiti 0.0011 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 Square kilometres per person in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 109th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.