Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

113th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2020

All-time low

0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+24.3%
1965	0.0447 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+21.7%
1966	0.0526 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+17.9%
1967	0.0606 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+15.2%
1968	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+15.5%
1969	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1994	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
2016	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.0%
2020	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1318 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0586 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.047 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0701 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0706 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0702 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

110 Kuwait 0.0763 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
111 Israel 0.0758 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
112 Libya 0.0756 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
114 Guinea-Bissau 0.0693 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
115 Pakistan 0.0649 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
116 Gabon 0.0644 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Sri Lanka rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: Sri Lanka ranks 113th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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.

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.