What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?

2,440 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: Cropland extent over the long-term

Azerbaijan

2.37 million hectares

in 2025

Sri Lanka

2.37 million hectares

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

82nd

Sri Lanka rank

83rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Azerbaijan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.37 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2,440 hectares.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 33 and Sri Lanka in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1000s	97,741 hectares	190,529 hectares	92,788 hectares	Sri Lanka
1100s	147,051 hectares	208,844 hectares	61,793 hectares	Sri Lanka
1200s	196,652 hectares	225,597 hectares	28,945 hectares	Sri Lanka
1300s	246,539 hectares	212,191 hectares	34,348 hectares	Azerbaijan
1400s	197,807 hectares	196,651 hectares	1,156 hectares	Azerbaijan
1500s	247,975 hectares	203,609 hectares	44,366 hectares	Azerbaijan
1600s	298,425 hectares	243,887 hectares	54,538 hectares	Azerbaijan
1700s	349,153 hectares	278,695 hectares	70,458 hectares	Azerbaijan
1710s	230,053 hectares	278,737 hectares	48,684 hectares	Sri Lanka
1720s	249,294 hectares	271,802 hectares	22,508 hectares	Sri Lanka
1730s	270,145 hectares	265,015 hectares	5,130 hectares	Azerbaijan
1740s	292,740 hectares	258,374 hectares	34,366 hectares	Azerbaijan
1750s	317,224 hectares	251,875 hectares	65,349 hectares	Azerbaijan
1760s	343,756 hectares	245,516 hectares	98,240 hectares	Azerbaijan
1770s	372,507 hectares	239,293 hectares	133,214 hectares	Azerbaijan
1780s	403,663 hectares	233,203 hectares	170,460 hectares	Azerbaijan
1790s	437,425 hectares	227,243 hectares	210,182 hectares	Azerbaijan
1800s	474,010 hectares	221,411 hectares	252,599 hectares	Azerbaijan
1810s	513,655 hectares	215,703 hectares	297,952 hectares	Azerbaijan
1820s	556,615 hectares	210,116 hectares	346,499 hectares	Azerbaijan
1830s	603,169 hectares	230,201 hectares	372,968 hectares	Azerbaijan
1840s	653,616 hectares	319,248 hectares	334,368 hectares	Azerbaijan
1850s	708,282 hectares	443,400 hectares	264,882 hectares	Azerbaijan
1860s	767,519 hectares	573,111 hectares	194,408 hectares	Azerbaijan
1870s	831,712 hectares	642,479 hectares	189,233 hectares	Azerbaijan
1880s	901,272 hectares	640,583 hectares	260,689 hectares	Azerbaijan
1890s	976,650 hectares	692,833 hectares	283,817 hectares	Azerbaijan
1900s	1.06 million hectares	820,563 hectares	237,767 hectares	Azerbaijan
1910s	1.15 million hectares	907,222 hectares	239,628 hectares	Azerbaijan
1920s	1.24 million hectares	982,823 hectares	259,937 hectares	Azerbaijan
1930s	1.35 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	315,210 hectares	Azerbaijan
1940s	1.46 million hectares	1.09 million hectares	368,270 hectares	Azerbaijan
1950s	1.79 million hectares	1.43 million hectares	361,110 hectares	Azerbaijan
1960s	2.08 million hectares	1.77 million hectares	302,116 hectares	Azerbaijan
1970s	2.04 million hectares	1.94 million hectares	104,892 hectares	Azerbaijan
1980s	2.03 million hectares	1.89 million hectares	144,879 hectares	Azerbaijan
1990s	2.04 million hectares	1.89 million hectares	143,242 hectares	Azerbaijan
2000s	2.07 million hectares	1.99 million hectares	82,870 hectares	Azerbaijan
2010s	2.21 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	91,047 hectares	Sri Lanka
2020s	2.37 million hectares	2.37 million hectares	5,397 hectares	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?: Azerbaijan, at 2.37 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?: 2,440 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.