Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.003 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
156th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0066 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.003 Square kilometres per person
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, 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 — total area, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.003 Square kilometres per person, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 23% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.003 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 Square kilometres per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 153 Pakistan 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 154 Tuvalu 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 155 Japan 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 157 Grenada 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 158 Puerto Rico 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 159 Philippines 0.0026 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 — total area, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 156th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.