Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land per capita
Nepal
0.1261 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1309 hectares per capita
in 2023
Nepal rank
172nd
Sri Lanka rank
169th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1309 hectares per capita against 0.1261 hectares per capita in Nepal, a difference of 0.0048 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 172nd and Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 226 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3186 hectares per capita | 0.1912 hectares per capita | 0.1273 hectares per capita | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.2868 hectares per capita | 0.1772 hectares per capita | 0.1096 hectares per capita | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.2392 hectares per capita | 0.1496 hectares per capita | 0.0896 hectares per capita | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.1919 hectares per capita | 0.1335 hectares per capita | 0.0584 hectares per capita | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.1617 hectares per capita | 0.1205 hectares per capita | 0.0412 hectares per capita | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.1443 hectares per capita | 0.1269 hectares per capita | 0.0174 hectares per capita | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.1278 hectares per capita | 0.1256 hectares per capita | 0.0022 hectares per capita | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1309 hectares per capita against 0.1261 hectares per capita in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0048 hectares per capita, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Nepal ranks 172nd and Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.