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

Sri Lanka, at 0.0572 against 0.0542 in Israel as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

Israel vs Sri Lanka: Cropland and pasture per person

Israel

0.0542

in 2010

Sri Lanka

0.0572

in 2010

Israel rank

138th

Sri Lanka rank

137th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Israel
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0572 against 0.0542 in Israel, a difference of 0.003.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 21 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.6679	0.0522	0.6156	Israel
1810s	0.6647	0.0515	0.6131	Israel
1820s	0.662	0.0482	0.6138	Israel
1830s	0.6784	0.0473	0.6311	Israel
1840s	0.6805	0.0472	0.6334	Israel
1850s	0.6654	0.124	0.5414	Israel
1860s	0.6221	0.1225	0.4996	Israel
1870s	0.5596	0.1258	0.4338	Israel
1880s	0.5285	0.1323	0.3963	Israel
1890s	0.4922	0.1367	0.3555	Israel
1900s	0.4278	0.1347	0.2931	Israel
1910s	0.3688	0.1334	0.2354	Israel
1920s	0.3722	0.1346	0.2376	Israel
1930s	0.3092	0.1302	0.1789	Israel
1940s	0.2644	0.1331	0.1313	Israel
1950s	0.2164	0.1107	0.1057	Israel
1960s	0.1933	0.0998	0.0935	Israel
1970s	0.1323	0.0999	0.0324	Israel
1980s	0.1017	0.0794	0.0223	Israel
1990s	0.0898	0.0704	0.0193	Israel
2000s	0.0668	0.0642	0.0027	Israel
2010s	0.0542	0.0572	0.003	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Israel or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.0572 against 0.0542 in Israel as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Israel and Sri Lanka?: 0.003, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Israel and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Israel ranks 138th 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.