Austria vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural area over the long-term

Austria
2.54 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.81 million hectares
in 2025
Austria rank
107th
Sri Lanka rank
104th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

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  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.81 million hectares against 2.54 million hectares in Austria, a difference of 272,310 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 38 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1000s 2.14 million hectares 239,280 hectares 1.90 million hectares Austria
1100s 3.36 million hectares 261,775 hectares 3.10 million hectares Austria
1200s 3.82 million hectares 282,114 hectares 3.53 million hectares Austria
1300s 4.74 million hectares 264,590 hectares 4.47 million hectares Austria
1400s 3.30 million hectares 244,329 hectares 3.06 million hectares Austria
1500s 4.05 million hectares 251,792 hectares 3.79 million hectares Austria
1600s 3.60 million hectares 299,691 hectares 3.30 million hectares Austria
1700s 3.50 million hectares 339,340 hectares 3.16 million hectares Austria
1710s 3.48 million hectares 339,002 hectares 3.14 million hectares Austria
1720s 3.43 million hectares 330,169 hectares 3.10 million hectares Austria
1730s 3.36 million hectares 321,519 hectares 3.04 million hectares Austria
1740s 3.27 million hectares 313,047 hectares 2.95 million hectares Austria
1750s 3.15 million hectares 304,748 hectares 2.85 million hectares Austria
1760s 3.17 million hectares 296,618 hectares 2.88 million hectares Austria
1770s 3.17 million hectares 288,652 hectares 2.88 million hectares Austria
1780s 3.17 million hectares 280,845 hectares 2.89 million hectares Austria
1790s 3.14 million hectares 273,194 hectares 2.87 million hectares Austria
1800s 3.05 million hectares 265,692 hectares 2.79 million hectares Austria
1810s 2.97 million hectares 258,335 hectares 2.71 million hectares Austria
1820s 3.03 million hectares 251,118 hectares 2.78 million hectares Austria
1830s 3.22 million hectares 277,194 hectares 2.94 million hectares Austria
1840s 3.25 million hectares 376,729 hectares 2.88 million hectares Austria
1850s 3.34 million hectares 647,248 hectares 2.69 million hectares Austria
1860s 3.43 million hectares 787,688 hectares 2.64 million hectares Austria
1870s 3.56 million hectares 868,350 hectares 2.69 million hectares Austria
1880s 3.70 million hectares 878,341 hectares 2.83 million hectares Austria
1890s 3.83 million hectares 943,105 hectares 2.89 million hectares Austria
1900s 4.01 million hectares 1.08 million hectares 2.93 million hectares Austria
1910s 4.21 million hectares 1.18 million hectares 3.02 million hectares Austria
1920s 3.96 million hectares 1.27 million hectares 2.68 million hectares Austria
1930s 3.90 million hectares 1.34 million hectares 2.56 million hectares Austria
1940s 3.75 million hectares 1.41 million hectares 2.33 million hectares Austria
1950s 3.60 million hectares 1.77 million hectares 1.84 million hectares Austria
1960s 3.46 million hectares 2.06 million hectares 1.40 million hectares Austria
1970s 3.23 million hectares 2.37 million hectares 852,660 hectares Austria
1980s 3.07 million hectares 2.33 million hectares 742,440 hectares Austria
1990s 2.99 million hectares 2.33 million hectares 657,800 hectares Austria
2000s 2.86 million hectares 2.43 million hectares 436,373 hectares Austria
2010s 2.70 million hectares 2.74 million hectares 39,379 hectares Sri Lanka
2020s 2.58 million hectares 2.81 million hectares 233,923 hectares Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Austria or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.81 million hectares against 2.54 million hectares in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Austria and Sri Lanka?
272,310 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Austria ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural area 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
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.