Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 33.75 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — area in Sri Lanka is 33.75 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.47 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.64 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 108th out of 229 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 meadows and pastures — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.66 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 23.19 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.94 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.64 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7 1000 ha | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 26.45 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 25.24 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 30.54 1000 ha | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 30.68 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 30.64 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.36 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 33.32 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 33.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.53 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.45 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.71 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.02 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.31 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 35.47 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 33.5 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 33.75 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 33.75 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 33.75 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 30.7 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.89 1000 ha | 22.64 1000 ha | 30.68 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.62 1000 ha | 30.64 1000 ha | 35.47 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7 1000 ha | 33.5 1000 ha | 33.75 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)
- 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Sri Lanka?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Sri Lanka was 33.75 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.47 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.64 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 108th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.