Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
9th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2006.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 6 Dominica 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Rwanda 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Malaysia 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Philippines 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Lebanon 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Uganda 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area 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.