Cook Islands vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land per capita
Cook Islands
0.1334 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1309 hectares per capita
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
168th
Sri Lanka rank
169th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Cook Islands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.1334 hectares per capita against 0.1309 hectares per capita in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0025 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 168th and Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3172 hectares per capita | 0.1912 hectares per capita | 0.126 hectares per capita | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 0.3124 hectares per capita | 0.1772 hectares per capita | 0.1353 hectares per capita | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 0.351 hectares per capita | 0.1496 hectares per capita | 0.2013 hectares per capita | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2929 hectares per capita | 0.1335 hectares per capita | 0.1594 hectares per capita | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1879 hectares per capita | 0.1205 hectares per capita | 0.0674 hectares per capita | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1111 hectares per capita | 0.1269 hectares per capita | 0.0157 hectares per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1271 hectares per capita | 0.1256 hectares per capita | 0.0015 hectares per capita | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Cook Islands or Sri Lanka?
- Cook Islands, at 0.1334 hectares per capita against 0.1309 hectares per capita in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Cook Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0025 hectares per capita, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 168th and Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.