What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Liberia and Sri Lanka?

0.0016 hectares per person, with Liberia ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Sri Lanka: Cropland per person over the long-term

Liberia

0.105 hectares per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.1034 hectares per person

in 2025

Liberia rank

130th

Sri Lanka rank

131st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Liberia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.105 hectares per person against 0.1034 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 202 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.5188 hectares per person	0.2382 hectares per person	0.2807 hectares per person	Liberia
1100s	0.519 hectares per person	0.232 hectares per person	0.2869 hectares per person	Liberia
1200s	0.5191 hectares per person	0.2256 hectares per person	0.2935 hectares per person	Liberia
1300s	0.5193 hectares per person	0.2188 hectares per person	0.3006 hectares per person	Liberia
1400s	0.5195 hectares per person	0.2115 hectares per person	0.308 hectares per person	Liberia
1500s	0.5196 hectares per person	0.2036 hectares per person	0.316 hectares per person	Liberia
1600s	0.5198 hectares per person	0.1951 hectares per person	0.3247 hectares per person	Liberia
1700s	0.52 hectares per person	0.1858 hectares per person	0.3342 hectares per person	Liberia
1710s	0.52 hectares per person	0.1848 hectares per person	0.3352 hectares per person	Liberia
1720s	0.52 hectares per person	0.1838 hectares per person	0.3362 hectares per person	Liberia
1730s	0.52 hectares per person	0.1828 hectares per person	0.3372 hectares per person	Liberia
1740s	0.52 hectares per person	0.1818 hectares per person	0.3382 hectares per person	Liberia
1750s	0.52 hectares per person	0.1808 hectares per person	0.3393 hectares per person	Liberia
1760s	0.5201 hectares per person	0.1797 hectares per person	0.3403 hectares per person	Liberia
1770s	0.5201 hectares per person	0.1787 hectares per person	0.3414 hectares per person	Liberia
1780s	0.5201 hectares per person	0.1776 hectares per person	0.3425 hectares per person	Liberia
1790s	0.5201 hectares per person	0.1765 hectares per person	0.3436 hectares per person	Liberia
1800s	0.5201 hectares per person	0.1754 hectares per person	0.3447 hectares per person	Liberia
1810s	0.5201 hectares per person	0.1743 hectares per person	0.3458 hectares per person	Liberia
1820s	0.5202 hectares per person	0.1732 hectares per person	0.3469 hectares per person	Liberia
1830s	0.5202 hectares per person	0.1622 hectares per person	0.3579 hectares per person	Liberia
1840s	0.5202 hectares per person	0.18 hectares per person	0.3402 hectares per person	Liberia
1850s	0.5202 hectares per person	0.2 hectares per person	0.3202 hectares per person	Liberia
1860s	0.5202 hectares per person	0.2291 hectares per person	0.2911 hectares per person	Liberia
1870s	0.5202 hectares per person	0.2306 hectares per person	0.2896 hectares per person	Liberia
1880s	0.5203 hectares per person	0.2321 hectares per person	0.2881 hectares per person	Liberia
1890s	0.5203 hectares per person	0.2336 hectares per person	0.2867 hectares per person	Liberia
1900s	0.5203 hectares per person	0.2351 hectares per person	0.2852 hectares per person	Liberia
1910s	0.5203 hectares per person	0.2252 hectares per person	0.2951 hectares per person	Liberia
1920s	0.5203 hectares per person	0.2113 hectares per person	0.309 hectares per person	Liberia
1930s	0.5203 hectares per person	0.1974 hectares per person	0.3229 hectares per person	Liberia
1940s	0.5204 hectares per person	0.1835 hectares per person	0.3368 hectares per person	Liberia
1950s	0.5204 hectares per person	0.1634 hectares per person	0.357 hectares per person	Liberia
1960s	0.4671 hectares per person	0.1611 hectares per person	0.306 hectares per person	Liberia
1970s	0.358 hectares per person	0.1419 hectares per person	0.2161 hectares per person	Liberia
1980s	0.2807 hectares per person	0.1174 hectares per person	0.1633 hectares per person	Liberia
1990s	0.2352 hectares per person	0.1048 hectares per person	0.1303 hectares per person	Liberia
2000s	0.1892 hectares per person	0.1008 hectares per person	0.0884 hectares per person	Liberia
2010s	0.1477 hectares per person	0.1068 hectares per person	0.0409 hectares per person	Liberia
2020s	0.113 hectares per person	0.1046 hectares per person	0.0084 hectares per person	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Liberia or Sri Lanka?: Liberia, at 0.105 hectares per person against 0.1034 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Liberia and Sri Lanka?: 0.0016 hectares per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sri Lanka?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Liberia ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.