Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Agricultural land

Sri Lanka
30,069 sq. km
in 2023
Sweden
29,820 sq. km
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Sweden rank
104th

Agricultural land over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 30,069 sq. km against 29,820 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 249 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 104th of 209 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 20,953 sq. km 39,144 sq. km 18,191 sq. km Sweden
1970s 23,741 sq. km 37,320 sq. km 13,579 sq. km Sweden
1980s 23,265 sq. km 35,566 sq. km 12,301 sq. km Sweden
1990s 23,323 sq. km 33,075 sq. km 9,752 sq. km Sweden
2000s 24,244 sq. km 31,065 sq. km 6,821 sq. km Sweden
2010s 27,443 sq. km 30,306 sq. km 2,863 sq. km Sweden
2020s 28,607 sq. km 29,965 sq. km 1,358 sq. km Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
Sri Lanka, at 30,069 sq. km against 29,820 sq. km in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
249 sq. km, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for agricultural land?
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 104th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Agricultural land. Statizoid, drawing on FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-land-sq-km/sri-lanka/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-land-sq-km/sri-lanka/sweden/">Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Agricultural land</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.