Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 — other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -60.0% |
| 1991 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -14.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 21% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -60.0% | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 148 Luxembourg 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 149 Haiti 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 150 Togo 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 152 El Salvador 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 153 Gabon 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 154 Bahrain 0.0005 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 — other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.