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Land area — Sri Lanka

Land area in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 61,860 km². Ranked 123 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.4%.

2023 61,860 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 123of 215
Period maximum 62,710 km²1961
Period minimum 61,860 km²2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Sri Lanka, 1961–202361,75062,00062,25062,50062,75019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 62,710 km²1963: 62,710 km²1965: 62,710 km²1967: 62,710 km²1969: 62,710 km²1971: 62,710 km²1973: 62,710 km²1975: 62,710 km²1977: 62,710 km²1979: 62,710 km²1981: 62,710 km²1983: 62,710 km²1985: 62,710 km²1987: 62,710 km²1989: 62,710 km²1991: 62,710 km²1993: 62,710 km²1995: 62,710 km²1997: 62,710 km²1999: 62,710 km²2001: 62,710 km²2003: 62,710 km²2005: 62,710 km²2007: 62,710 km²2009: 62,710 km²2011: 62,710 km²2013: 62,710 km²2015: 61,893 km²2017: 61,893 km²2019: 61,864 km²2021: 61,860 km²2023: 61,860 km²
Change over the period: −850 (−1.36%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sri Lanka 61,860 km²
World 130M km²
South Asia 3.35M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.39M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 61,860 +0 +0%
2022 61,860 +0 +0%
2021 61,860 +0 +0%
2020 61,860 −4 −0.01%
2019 61,864 +0 +0%
2018 61,864 −29 −0.05%
2017 61,893 +0 +0%
2016 61,893 +0 +0%
2015 61,893 −817 −1.3%
2014 62,710 +0 +0%
2013 62,710 +0 +0%
2012 62,710 +0 +0%
2011 62,710 +0 +0%
2010 62,710 +0 +0%
2009 62,710 +0 +0%
2008 62,710 +0 +0%
2007 62,710 +0 +0%
2006 62,710 +0 +0%
2005 62,710 +0 +0%
2004 62,710 +0 +0%
2003 62,710 +0 +0%
2002 62,710 +0 +0%
2001 62,710 +0 +0%
2000 62,710 +0 +0%
1999 62,710 +0 +0%
1998 62,710 +0 +0%
1997 62,710 +0 +0%
1996 62,710 +0 +0%
1995 62,710 +0 +0%
1994 62,710 +0 +0%
1993 62,710 +0 +0%
1992 62,710 +0 +0%
1991 62,710 +0 +0%
1990 62,710 +0 +0%
1989 62,710 +0 +0%
1988 62,710 +0 +0%
1987 62,710 +0 +0%
1986 62,710 +0 +0%
1985 62,710 +0 +0%
1984 62,710 +0 +0%
1983 62,710 +0 +0%
1982 62,710 +0 +0%
1981 62,710 +0 +0%
1980 62,710 +0 +0%
1979 62,710 +0 +0%
1978 62,710 +0 +0%
1977 62,710 +0 +0%
1976 62,710 +0 +0%
1975 62,710 +0 +0%
1974 62,710 +0 +0%
1973 62,710 +0 +0%
1972 62,710 +0 +0%
1971 62,710 +0 +0%
1970 62,710 +0 +0%
1969 62,710 +0 +0%
1968 62,710 +0 +0%
1967 62,710 +0 +0%
1966 62,710 +0 +0%
1965 62,710 +0 +0%
1964 62,710 +0 +0%
1963 62,710 +0 +0%
1962 62,710 +0 +0%
1961 62,710 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 2.97M IR Iran 1.62M PK Pakistan 770,880 AF Afghanistan 652,230 NP Nepal 143,350 BD Bangladesh 129,980 LK Sri Lanka 61,860 BT Bhutan 38,140 MV Maldives 298
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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