Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land per capita
Rwanda
0.1349 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1309 hectares per capita
in 2023
Rwanda rank
167th
Sri Lanka rank
169th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1349 hectares per capita against 0.1309 hectares per capita in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.004 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 167th and Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 226 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.394 hectares per capita | 0.1912 hectares per capita | 0.2027 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.346 hectares per capita | 0.1772 hectares per capita | 0.1688 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.2914 hectares per capita | 0.1496 hectares per capita | 0.1417 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.2333 hectares per capita | 0.1335 hectares per capita | 0.0998 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2097 hectares per capita | 0.1205 hectares per capita | 0.0893 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.1716 hectares per capita | 0.1269 hectares per capita | 0.0447 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1449 hectares per capita | 0.1256 hectares per capita | 0.0193 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Rwanda, at 0.1349 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 Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 0.004 hectares per capita, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 167th 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.