Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Sri Lanka

Arable land share in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 22.18%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 12.69 pp.

2023 22.18% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 48of 206
Period maximum 22.18%2020
Period minimum 9.2%1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Sri Lanka, 1961–202351015202519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9.49%1963: 12.63%1965: 12.65%1967: 12.63%1969: 12.82%1971: 13.01%1973: 13.2%1975: 14.19%1977: 15.36%1979: 14.22%1981: 14.04%1983: 13.87%1985: 13.74%1987: 13.98%1989: 14.05%1991: 14.22%1993: 13.96%1995: 14.15%1997: 14.02%1999: 14.12%2001: 14.36%2003: 15.15%2005: 17.54%2007: 15.95%2009: 19.14%2011: 20.73%2013: 20.73%2015: 21%2017: 21.33%2019: 22.17%2021: 22.18%2023: 22.18%
Change over the period: +12.69 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Sri Lanka 22.18%
World 10.67%
South Asia 49.31%
Southern Asia computed 34.23%
Arable land share — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 22.18 +0 pp
2022 22.18 +0 pp
2021 22.18 +0 pp
2020 22.18 +0.01 pp
2019 22.17 −0 pp
2018 22.17 +0.84 pp
2017 21.33 +0.16 pp
2016 21.17 +0.16 pp
2015 21 +0.27 pp
2014 20.73 +0 pp
2013 20.73 +0 pp
2012 20.73 +0 pp
2011 20.73 +1.59 pp
2010 19.14 +0 pp
2009 19.14 +0 pp
2008 19.14 +3.19 pp
2007 15.95 −0.8 pp
2006 16.74 −0.8 pp
2005 17.54 +3.19 pp
2004 14.35 −0.8 pp
2003 15.15 +0.47 pp
2002 14.68 +0.31 pp
2001 14.36 +0 pp
2000 14.36 +0.23 pp
1999 14.12 +0.09 pp
1998 14.04 +0.01 pp
1997 14.02 −0.02 pp
1996 14.05 −0.1 pp
1995 14.15 +0.03 pp
1994 14.13 +0.17 pp
1993 13.96 −0.28 pp
1992 14.23 +0.01 pp
1991 14.22 +0.04 pp
1990 14.18 +0.13 pp
1989 14.05 +0.03 pp
1988 14.01 +0.04 pp
1987 13.98 +0.17 pp
1986 13.81 +0.07 pp
1985 13.74 −0.27 pp
1984 14.02 +0.15 pp
1983 13.87 +0.26 pp
1982 13.61 −0.43 pp
1981 14.04 +0.45 pp
1980 13.59 −0.63 pp
1979 14.22 −1.73 pp
1978 15.94 +0.58 pp
1977 15.36 +0.61 pp
1976 14.75 +0.56 pp
1975 14.19 +0.89 pp
1974 13.3 +0.1 pp
1973 13.2 +0.1 pp
1972 13.11 +0.1 pp
1971 13.01 +0.1 pp
1970 12.92 +0.1 pp
1969 12.82 +0.1 pp
1968 12.73 +0.1 pp
1967 12.63 +0 pp
1966 12.63 −0.02 pp
1965 12.65 +0.05 pp
1964 12.6 −0.03 pp
1963 12.63 +3.43 pp
1962 9.2 −0.29 pp
1961 9.49

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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