What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?

0.001 hectares per person, with Madagascar ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Madagascar

0.11 hectares per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.109 hectares per person

in 2025

Madagascar rank

125th

Sri Lanka rank

126th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

Madagascar
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.11 hectares per person against 0.109 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.388 hectares per person	0.1642 hectares per person	0.2239 hectares per person	Madagascar
1970s	0.3468 hectares per person	0.1444 hectares per person	0.2025 hectares per person	Madagascar
1980s	0.3092 hectares per person	0.1214 hectares per person	0.1878 hectares per person	Madagascar
1990s	0.2493 hectares per person	0.1083 hectares per person	0.141 hectares per person	Madagascar
2000s	0.1896 hectares per person	0.0988 hectares per person	0.0909 hectares per person	Madagascar
2010s	0.1441 hectares per person	0.1089 hectares per person	0.0351 hectares per person	Madagascar
2020s	0.117 hectares per person	0.1079 hectares per person	0.0091 hectares per person	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?: Madagascar, at 0.11 hectares per person against 0.109 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?: 0.001 hectares per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Madagascar ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.