Indonesia vs Sri Lanka: Arable land

Indonesia
0.0632 hectares per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0623 hectares per person
in 2023
Indonesia rank
139th
Sri Lanka rank
141st

Arable land over time

  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka
0.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0632 hectares per person against 0.0623 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1501 hectares per person 0.0683 hectares per person 0.0818 hectares per person Indonesia
1970s 0.1278 hectares per person 0.0653 hectares per person 0.0625 hectares per person Indonesia
1980s 0.1159 hectares per person 0.0559 hectares per person 0.0599 hectares per person Indonesia
1990s 0.0915 hectares per person 0.0507 hectares per person 0.0408 hectares per person Indonesia
2000s 0.0782 hectares per person 0.0502 hectares per person 0.028 hectares per person Indonesia
2010s 0.0687 hectares per person 0.0618 hectares per person 0.0069 hectares per person Indonesia
2020s 0.064 hectares per person 0.0622 hectares per person 0.0019 hectares per person Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
Indonesia, at 0.0632 hectares per person against 0.0623 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
0.0009 hectares per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land?
Indonesia ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 206 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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.