Sri Lanka Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Sri Lanka arable land for 2021 was 1,372,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Sri Lanka arable land for 2020 was 1,372,000, a 0.03% increase from 2019.
- Sri Lanka arable land for 2019 was 1,371,573, a 0% increase from 2018.
- Sri Lanka arable land for 2018 was 1,371,600, a 3.89% increase from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
India |
154,447,948 |
Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
Sudan |
20,994,840 |
Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
Morocco |
7,512,000 |
Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
Kenya |
5,800,000 |
Philippines |
5,590,000 |
Angola |
5,373,000 |
Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
Ghana |
4,708,900 |
Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
Zambia |
3,800,000 |
Egypt |
3,077,000 |
Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
Moldova |
1,711,000 |
Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
Honduras |
1,018,000 |
El Salvador |
721,000 |
Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
Mauritania |
450,000 |
Lesotho |
429,000 |
Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
Georgia |
312,000 |
Eswatini |
177,000 |
Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
Bhutan |
94,000 |
Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
Vanuatu |
20,000 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
Djibouti |
3,000 |
Kiribati |
2,000 |
Micronesia |
2,000 |
Sri Lanka Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2021 |
1,372,000 |
0.06 |
22.18% |
2020 |
1,372,000 |
0.06 |
22.18% |
2019 |
1,371,573 |
0.06 |
22.17% |
2018 |
1,371,600 |
0.06 |
22.17% |
2017 |
1,320,200 |
0.06 |
21.33% |
2016 |
1,310,000 |
0.06 |
21.17% |
2015 |
1,300,000 |
0.06 |
21.00% |
2014 |
1,300,000 |
0.06 |
20.73% |
2013 |
1,300,000 |
0.06 |
20.73% |
2012 |
1,300,000 |
0.06 |
20.73% |
2011 |
1,300,000 |
0.06 |
20.73% |
2010 |
1,200,000 |
0.06 |
19.14% |
2009 |
1,200,000 |
0.06 |
19.14% |
2008 |
1,200,000 |
0.06 |
19.14% |
2007 |
1,000,000 |
0.05 |
15.95% |
2006 |
1,050,000 |
0.05 |
16.74% |
2005 |
1,100,000 |
0.06 |
17.54% |
2004 |
900,000 |
0.05 |
14.35% |
2003 |
950,000 |
0.05 |
15.15% |
2002 |
936,000 |
0.05 |
14.93% |
2001 |
916,000 |
0.05 |
14.61% |
2000 |
915,000 |
0.05 |
14.59% |
1999 |
905,000 |
0.05 |
14.43% |
1998 |
889,000 |
0.05 |
14.18% |
1997 |
888,000 |
0.05 |
14.16% |
1996 |
887,000 |
0.05 |
14.14% |
1995 |
886,000 |
0.05 |
14.13% |
1994 |
883,000 |
0.05 |
14.08% |
1993 |
880,000 |
0.05 |
14.03% |
1992 |
905,000 |
0.05 |
14.43% |
1991 |
903,000 |
0.05 |
14.40% |
1990 |
900,000 |
0.05 |
14.35% |
1989 |
901,000 |
0.05 |
14.37% |
1988 |
898,000 |
0.05 |
14.32% |
1987 |
895,000 |
0.05 |
14.27% |
1986 |
887,000 |
0.05 |
14.14% |
1985 |
876,000 |
0.05 |
13.97% |
1984 |
872,000 |
0.05 |
13.91% |
1983 |
869,000 |
0.06 |
13.86% |
1982 |
857,000 |
0.06 |
13.67% |
1981 |
900,000 |
0.06 |
14.35% |
1980 |
900,000 |
0.06 |
14.35% |
1979 |
900,000 |
0.06 |
14.35% |
1978 |
1,000,000 |
0.07 |
15.95% |
1977 |
950,000 |
0.07 |
15.15% |
1976 |
900,000 |
0.06 |
14.35% |
1975 |
850,000 |
0.06 |
13.55% |
1974 |
834,000 |
0.06 |
13.30% |
1973 |
828,000 |
0.06 |
13.20% |
1972 |
822,000 |
0.06 |
13.11% |
1971 |
816,000 |
0.06 |
13.01% |
1970 |
810,000 |
0.07 |
12.92% |
1969 |
804,000 |
0.07 |
12.82% |
1968 |
798,000 |
0.07 |
12.73% |
1967 |
792,000 |
0.07 |
12.63% |
1966 |
792,000 |
0.07 |
12.63% |
1965 |
793,000 |
0.07 |
12.65% |
1964 |
790,000 |
0.07 |
12.60% |
1963 |
792,000 |
0.08 |
12.63% |
1962 |
577,000 |
0.06 |
9.20% |
1961 |
595,000 |
0.06 |
9.49% |