Other land — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Other land — Area was 1,043 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Sri Lanka is 1,043 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,782 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,043 1000 ha, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 259 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,562 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,573 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,598 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,623 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,634 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,644 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,657 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,670 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,683 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,681 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,690 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,696 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,699 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,677 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,782 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1,585 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1,655 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1,710 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,502 1000 ha | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1,498 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,495 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,397 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1,398 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,410 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,421 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,351 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,332 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,312 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,248 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,239 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,229 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,234 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,238 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,049 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 1,043 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,043 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 56% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,043 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,393 1000 ha, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,633 1000 ha | 1,562 1000 ha | 1,683 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,649 1000 ha | 1,498 1000 ha | 1,782 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,360 1000 ha | 1,239 1000 ha | 1,495 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,158 1000 ha | 1,043 1000 ha | 1,238 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Sri Lanka?
- Other land — area in Sri Lanka was 1,043 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,782 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for other land — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 139th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.