Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Arable land

Sri Lanka
0.0623 hectares per person
in 2023
Vietnam
0.067 hectares per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
141st
Vietnam rank
138th

Arable land over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Vietnam
0.050.0750.10.1250.150.175196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.067 hectares per person against 0.0623 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0047 hectares per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 141st and Vietnam ranks 138th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0683 hectares per person 0.1507 hectares per person 0.0824 hectares per person Vietnam
1970s 0.0653 hectares per person 0.1256 hectares per person 0.0603 hectares per person Vietnam
1980s 0.0559 hectares per person 0.0983 hectares per person 0.0424 hectares per person Vietnam
1990s 0.0507 hectares per person 0.0781 hectares per person 0.0275 hectares per person Vietnam
2000s 0.0502 hectares per person 0.079 hectares per person 0.0288 hectares per person Vietnam
2010s 0.0618 hectares per person 0.0724 hectares per person 0.0106 hectares per person Vietnam
2020s 0.0622 hectares per person 0.0682 hectares per person 0.006 hectares per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.067 hectares per person against 0.0623 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
0.0047 hectares per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for arable land?
Sri Lanka ranks 141st and Vietnam ranks 138th 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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About this data

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.