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Surface area — Sri Lanka

Surface area in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 65,610 km². Ranked 123 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 65,610 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 123of 215
Period maximum 65,610 km²1961
Period minimum 65,610 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Sri Lanka, 1961–202355,00060,00065,00070,00075,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 65,610 km²1963: 65,610 km²1965: 65,610 km²1967: 65,610 km²1969: 65,610 km²1971: 65,610 km²1973: 65,610 km²1975: 65,610 km²1977: 65,610 km²1979: 65,610 km²1981: 65,610 km²1983: 65,610 km²1985: 65,610 km²1987: 65,610 km²1989: 65,610 km²1991: 65,610 km²1993: 65,610 km²1995: 65,610 km²1997: 65,610 km²1999: 65,610 km²2001: 65,610 km²2003: 65,610 km²2005: 65,610 km²2007: 65,610 km²2009: 65,610 km²2011: 65,610 km²2013: 65,610 km²2015: 65,610 km²2017: 65,610 km²2019: 65,610 km²2021: 65,610 km²2023: 65,610 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sri Lanka 65,610 km²
World 141M km²
South Asia 3.69M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.88M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 65,610 +0 +0%
2022 65,610 +0 +0%
2021 65,610 +0 +0%
2020 65,610 +0 +0%
2019 65,610 +0 +0%
2018 65,610 +0 +0%
2017 65,610 +0 +0%
2016 65,610 +0 +0%
2015 65,610 +0 +0%
2014 65,610 +0 +0%
2013 65,610 +0 +0%
2012 65,610 +0 +0%
2011 65,610 +0 +0%
2010 65,610 +0 +0%
2009 65,610 +0 +0%
2008 65,610 +0 +0%
2007 65,610 +0 +0%
2006 65,610 +0 +0%
2005 65,610 +0 +0%
2004 65,610 +0 +0%
2003 65,610 +0 +0%
2002 65,610 +0 +0%
2001 65,610 +0 +0%
2000 65,610 +0 +0%
1999 65,610 +0 +0%
1998 65,610 +0 +0%
1997 65,610 +0 +0%
1996 65,610 +0 +0%
1995 65,610 +0 +0%
1994 65,610 +0 +0%
1993 65,610 +0 +0%
1992 65,610 +0 +0%
1991 65,610 +0 +0%
1990 65,610 +0 +0%
1989 65,610 +0 +0%
1988 65,610 +0 +0%
1987 65,610 +0 +0%
1986 65,610 +0 +0%
1985 65,610 +0 +0%
1984 65,610 +0 +0%
1983 65,610 +0 +0%
1982 65,610 +0 +0%
1981 65,610 +0 +0%
1980 65,610 +0 +0%
1979 65,610 +0 +0%
1978 65,610 +0 +0%
1977 65,610 +0 +0%
1976 65,610 +0 +0%
1975 65,610 +0 +0%
1974 65,610 +0 +0%
1973 65,610 +0 +0%
1972 65,610 +0 +0%
1971 65,610 +0 +0%
1970 65,610 +0 +0%
1969 65,610 +0 +0%
1968 65,610 +0 +0%
1967 65,610 +0 +0%
1966 65,610 +0 +0%
1965 65,610 +0 +0%
1964 65,610 +0 +0%
1963 65,610 +0 +0%
1962 65,610 +0 +0%
1961 65,610 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 3.29M IR Iran 1.75M PK Pakistan 796,100 AF Afghanistan 652,870 BD Bangladesh 147,570 NP Nepal 147,180 LK Sri Lanka 65,610 BT Bhutan 38,390 MV Maldives 300
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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