Which has higher cropland area, Sri Lanka or Sweden?

Sri Lanka, at 2.57 million against 2.53 million in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka

2.57 million

in 2023

Sweden

2.53 million

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

79th

Sweden rank

82nd

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.57 million against 2.53 million in Sweden, a difference of 37,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 219 countries.

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

Decade	Sri Lanka	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.80 million	3.23 million	1.43 million	Sweden
1970s	1.94 million	3.02 million	1.08 million	Sweden
1980s	1.89 million	2.92 million	1.03 million	Sweden
1990s	1.89 million	2.79 million	894,600	Sweden
2000s	1.98 million	2.65 million	661,230	Sweden
2010s	2.30 million	2.58 million	275,390	Sweden
2020s	2.42 million	2.54 million	114,525	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Sri Lanka or Sweden?: Sri Lanka, at 2.57 million against 2.53 million in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 37,900, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for cropland area?: Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.