Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Arable land

Latvia
1.36 million hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.37 million hectares
in 2023
Latvia rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
94th

Arable land over time

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.37 million hectares against 1.36 million hectares in Latvia, a difference of 12,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 1.28 million hectares 883,438 hectares 400,562 hectares Latvia
2000s 1.07 million hectares 1.01 million hectares 56,850 hectares Latvia
2010s 1.23 million hectares 1.31 million hectares 72,557 hectares Sri Lanka
2020s 1.35 million hectares 1.37 million hectares 18,750 hectares Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.37 million hectares against 1.36 million hectares in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
12,000 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land?
Latvia ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.