Temporary crops — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Temporary crops — Area was 1,334 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Sri Lanka is 1,334 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,334 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 873.52 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 98th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 874.2 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 893.32 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 922.05 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 873.52 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,068 1000 ha | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1,019 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 970.58 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,165 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1,165 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,165 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,262 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,271 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,281 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,331 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1,331 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,334 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,334 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,532 1000 ha, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 994.42 1000 ha | 873.52 1000 ha | 1,165 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,269 1000 ha | 1,165 1000 ha | 1,331 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,334 1000 ha | 1,334 1000 ha | 1,334 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 temporary crops — area in Sri Lanka?
- Temporary crops — area in Sri Lanka was 1,334 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,334 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 873.52 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for temporary crops — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Temporary 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.