Land use hidden — Cropland in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Cropland was 25,669 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 25,669 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Sri Lanka peaked at 25,669 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,220 Square kilometres, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,380 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 15,220 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 18,750 Square kilometres | +23.2% |
| 1964 | 18,730 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 18,760 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 18,750 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 18,750 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 18,820 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 18,890 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 18,940 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 19,000 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 19,060 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 19,120 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 19,180 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 19,200 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 19,570 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 19,940 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 20,300 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 19,200 Square kilometres | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 19,100 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 19,100 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18,570 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 18,690 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 18,720 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 18,760 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 18,870 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 18,950 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 18,980 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 19,010 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 19,000 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 19,030 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 19,050 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18,800 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 18,830 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 18,860 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 18,870 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 18,880 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 18,890 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 19,050 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19,100 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 19,110 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 19,160 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 19,459 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18,484 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 20,525 Square kilometres | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 19,902 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 19,424 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 21,576 Square kilometres | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 21,696 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 21,800 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22,900 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 23,000 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23,100 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 23,202 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23,716 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 23,716 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23,720 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25,669 Square kilometres | +8.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 25,669 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 25,669 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 22,578 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,006 Square kilometres | 15,220 Square kilometres | 18,890 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,351 Square kilometres | 18,940 Square kilometres | 20,300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,875 Square kilometres | 18,570 Square kilometres | 19,100 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,926 Square kilometres | 18,800 Square kilometres | 19,050 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,844 Square kilometres | 18,484 Square kilometres | 21,696 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,043 Square kilometres | 21,800 Square kilometres | 23,716 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,207 Square kilometres | 23,720 Square kilometres | 25,669 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 in Sri Lanka?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Sri Lanka was 25,669 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25,669 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,220 Square kilometres in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata