Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Kenya
49.53 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
48.61 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
63rd
Sri Lanka rank
66th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49.53 hectares per square kilometre against 48.61 hectares per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.92 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 209 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.03 hectares per square kilometre | 33.41 hectares per square kilometre | 10.62 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 44.5 hectares per square kilometre | 37.86 hectares per square kilometre | 6.64 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 45.69 hectares per square kilometre | 37.1 hectares per square kilometre | 8.59 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 47.18 hectares per square kilometre | 37.19 hectares per square kilometre | 9.99 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 47.4 hectares per square kilometre | 38.66 hectares per square kilometre | 8.74 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 49.36 hectares per square kilometre | 44.06 hectares per square kilometre | 5.3 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49.45 hectares per square kilometre | 46.25 hectares per square kilometre | 3.2 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 49.53 hectares per square kilometre against 48.61 hectares per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.92 hectares per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.