Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1352 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1309 hectares per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Sri Lanka rank
169th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1352 hectares per capita against 0.1309 hectares per capita in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0043 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 226 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2457 hectares per capita | 0.1912 hectares per capita | 0.0545 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2553 hectares per capita | 0.1772 hectares per capita | 0.0781 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2418 hectares per capita | 0.1496 hectares per capita | 0.0921 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2177 hectares per capita | 0.1335 hectares per capita | 0.0843 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1794 hectares per capita | 0.1205 hectares per capita | 0.0589 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 0.1269 hectares per capita | 0.0276 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1391 hectares per capita | 0.1256 hectares per capita | 0.0135 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1352 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 Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0043 hectares per capita, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th 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.