Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Papua New Guinea
9.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.7%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.7% against 9.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 225 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 14.8% | 16.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 17.4% | -2.0% | 19.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 0.3% | 18.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 3.9% | 12.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.3% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 5.7% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.7% against 9.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd 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.