Permanent crops — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Permanent crops — Area was 1,205 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Sri Lanka stood at 1,205 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,256 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 940.2 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 989.3 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,034 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1,036 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,041 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,045 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,022 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1,033 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,062 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 1,052 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1,050 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,060 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1,066 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,017 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 1,024 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,030 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1,032 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,031 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,030 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,028 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,058 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1,030 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1,003 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 999.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 993 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,014 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,021 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,019 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,019 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,020 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,011 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,011 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,012 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,005 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 997.2 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 998.5 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,006 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,008 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,009 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,019 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,010 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,010 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 995.6 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 995.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 948.4 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 952.5 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 940.2 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 942.4 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 957.6 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 969.59 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,041 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,077 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,061 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,111 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,130 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,093 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,114 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,120 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,234 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 1,256 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,205 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,228 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,197 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,205 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,205 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148.1 1000 ha, 8.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,205 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 533.5 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,035 1000 ha | 989.3 1000 ha | 1,062 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,037 1000 ha | 1,017 1000 ha | 1,066 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,018 1000 ha | 993 1000 ha | 1,058 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,008 1000 ha | 997.2 1000 ha | 1,019 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 972.21 1000 ha | 940.2 1000 ha | 1,010 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,103 1000 ha | 1,041 1000 ha | 1,234 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,218 1000 ha | 1,197 1000 ha | 1,256 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 permanent crops — area in Sri Lanka?
- Permanent crops — area in Sri Lanka was 1,205 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,256 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 940.2 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for permanent crops — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.