Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Colombia or Sri Lanka?

Colombia, at 0.0573 against 0.0572 in Sri Lanka as of 2010.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Cropland and pasture per person

Colombia

0.0573

in 2010

Sri Lanka

0.0572

in 2010

Colombia rank

136th

Sri Lanka rank

137th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Colombia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0573 against 0.0572 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 178 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.8628	0.0522	0.8105	Colombia
1810s	0.759	0.0515	0.7074	Colombia
1820s	0.6386	0.0482	0.5904	Colombia
1830s	0.6265	0.0473	0.5791	Colombia
1840s	0.594	0.0472	0.5469	Colombia
1850s	0.5762	0.124	0.4522	Colombia
1860s	0.5267	0.1225	0.4042	Colombia
1870s	0.4781	0.1258	0.3523	Colombia
1880s	0.4626	0.1323	0.3304	Colombia
1890s	0.4288	0.1367	0.2921	Colombia
1900s	0.3959	0.1347	0.2611	Colombia
1910s	0.3682	0.1334	0.2348	Colombia
1920s	0.3415	0.1346	0.2069	Colombia
1930s	0.318	0.1302	0.1878	Colombia
1940s	0.2971	0.1331	0.164	Colombia
1950s	0.2979	0.1107	0.1872	Colombia
1960s	0.2763	0.0998	0.1765	Colombia
1970s	0.2061	0.0999	0.1062	Colombia
1980s	0.1683	0.0794	0.0889	Colombia
1990s	0.1314	0.0704	0.061	Colombia
2000s	0.0838	0.0642	0.0197	Colombia
2010s	0.0573	0.0572	0.0001	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Colombia or Sri Lanka?: Colombia, at 0.0573 against 0.0572 in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Colombia and Sri Lanka?: 0.0001, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Colombia ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.