Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 10.3% against 9.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.3% | -2.0% | 9.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | -2.2% | 0.3% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -7.6% | 3.9% | 11.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 13.3% | 10.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 5.7% | 5.2% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?
- Dominican Republic, at 10.3% against 9.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.