Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Sri Lanka

Arable land per capita in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 0.0623 ha/person. Ranked 141 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.6%.

2023 0.0623 ha/person +0.65% vs 2022
World rank 141of 206
Period maximum 0.0762 ha/person1963
Period minimum 0.0448 ha/person2004

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Sri Lanka, 1961–20230.040.050.060.070.0819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0601 ha/person1963: 0.0762 ha/person1965: 0.0726 ha/person1967: 0.0691 ha/person1969: 0.0669 ha/person1971: 0.065 ha/person1973: 0.0634 ha/person1975: 0.0657 ha/person1977: 0.0686 ha/person1979: 0.0611 ha/person1981: 0.0583 ha/person1983: 0.0565 ha/person1985: 0.0554 ha/person1987: 0.0551 ha/person1989: 0.0542 ha/person1991: 0.0541 ha/person1993: 0.0514 ha/person1995: 0.0505 ha/person1997: 0.0482 ha/person1999: 0.0468 ha/person2001: 0.046 ha/person2003: 0.0476 ha/person2005: 0.0544 ha/person2007: 0.0488 ha/person2009: 0.0578 ha/person2011: 0.0619 ha/person2013: 0.0632 ha/person2015: 0.062 ha/person2017: 0.0615 ha/person2019: 0.0629 ha/person2021: 0.0619 ha/person2023: 0.0623 ha/person
Change over the period: +0.0022 (+3.58%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 0.0623 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0623 +0.0004 +0.65%
2022 0.0619 −0.0001 −0.11%
2021 0.0619 −0.0007 −1.07%
2020 0.0626 −0.0003 −0.5%
2019 0.0629 −0.0004 −0.61%
2018 0.0633 +0.0018 +2.85%
2017 0.0615 −0.0002 −0.37%
2016 0.0618 −0.0002 −0.37%
2015 0.062 −0.0006 −0.92%
2014 0.0626 −0.0006 −0.93%
2013 0.0632 +0.0017 +2.84%
2012 0.0614 −0.0005 −0.76%
2011 0.0619 +0.0044 +7.66%
2010 0.0575 −0.0003 −0.59%
2009 0.0578 −0.0004 −0.61%
2008 0.0582 +0.0094 +19.2%
2007 0.0488 −0.0028 −5.41%
2006 0.0516 −0.0028 −5.18%
2005 0.0544 +0.0096 +21.44%
2004 0.0448 −0.0028 −5.9%
2003 0.0476 +0.0011 +2.46%
2002 0.0465 +0.0005 +1.13%
2001 0.046 −0.0007 −1.54%
2000 0.0467 −0.0001 −0.18%
1999 0.0468 −0.0006 −1.23%
1998 0.0473 −0.0009 −1.79%
1997 0.0482 −0.001 −2.05%
1996 0.0492 −0.0013 −2.62%
1995 0.0505 −0.0007 −1.45%
1994 0.0513 −0.0001 −0.25%
1993 0.0514 −0.0019 −3.6%
1992 0.0533 −0.0008 −1.48%
1991 0.0541 −0.0003 −0.48%
1990 0.0544 +0.0002 +0.31%
1989 0.0542 −0.0004 −0.81%
1988 0.0547 −0.0004 −0.74%
1987 0.0551 +0 +0.02%
1986 0.055 −0.0004 −0.71%
1985 0.0554 −0.0015 −2.6%
1984 0.0569 +0.0004 +0.71%
1983 0.0565 +0.0007 +1.22%
1982 0.0558 −0.0025 −4.22%
1981 0.0583 +0.0009 +1.58%
1980 0.0574 −0.0038 −6.14%
1979 0.0611 −0.0087 −12.47%
1978 0.0699 +0.0013 +1.89%
1977 0.0686 +0.0015 +2.26%
1976 0.0671 +0.0014 +2.11%
1975 0.0657 +0.003 +4.76%
1974 0.0627 −0.0007 −1.13%
1973 0.0634 −0.0008 −1.21%
1972 0.0642 −0.0008 −1.29%
1971 0.065 −0.0009 −1.38%
1970 0.0659 −0.001 −1.49%
1969 0.0669 −0.0011 −1.58%
1968 0.068 −0.0011 −1.64%
1967 0.0691 −0.0017 −2.39%
1966 0.0708 −0.0018 −2.51%
1965 0.0726 −0.0015 −2.04%
1964 0.0742 −0.002 −2.67%
1963 0.0762 +0.0193 +33.94%
1962 0.0569 −0.0032 −5.36%
1961 0.0601

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.