North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural area over the long-term
North Korea
2.59 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.81 million hectares
in 2025
North Korea rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.81 million hectares against 2.59 million hectares in North Korea, a difference of 219,960 hectares.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 37 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 549,519 hectares | 239,280 hectares | 310,239 hectares | North Korea |
| 1100s | 636,543 hectares | 261,775 hectares | 374,768 hectares | North Korea |
| 1200s | 815,841 hectares | 282,114 hectares | 533,727 hectares | North Korea |
| 1300s | 585,082 hectares | 264,590 hectares | 320,492 hectares | North Korea |
| 1400s | 648,143 hectares | 244,329 hectares | 403,814 hectares | North Korea |
| 1500s | 696,664 hectares | 251,792 hectares | 444,872 hectares | North Korea |
| 1600s | 807,721 hectares | 299,691 hectares | 508,030 hectares | North Korea |
| 1700s | 916,004 hectares | 339,340 hectares | 576,664 hectares | North Korea |
| 1710s | 994,647 hectares | 339,002 hectares | 655,645 hectares | North Korea |
| 1720s | 1.03 million hectares | 330,169 hectares | 704,431 hectares | North Korea |
| 1730s | 1.08 million hectares | 321,519 hectares | 754,161 hectares | North Korea |
| 1740s | 1.12 million hectares | 313,047 hectares | 804,813 hectares | North Korea |
| 1750s | 1.16 million hectares | 304,748 hectares | 856,342 hectares | North Korea |
| 1760s | 1.21 million hectares | 296,618 hectares | 908,712 hectares | North Korea |
| 1770s | 1.25 million hectares | 288,652 hectares | 961,838 hectares | North Korea |
| 1780s | 1.30 million hectares | 280,845 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1790s | 1.34 million hectares | 273,194 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1800s | 1.39 million hectares | 265,692 hectares | 1.12 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1810s | 1.44 million hectares | 258,335 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1820s | 1.49 million hectares | 251,118 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1830s | 1.48 million hectares | 277,194 hectares | 1.21 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1840s | 1.46 million hectares | 376,729 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1850s | 1.43 million hectares | 647,248 hectares | 787,142 hectares | North Korea |
| 1860s | 1.41 million hectares | 787,688 hectares | 619,872 hectares | North Korea |
| 1870s | 1.38 million hectares | 868,350 hectares | 510,310 hectares | North Korea |
| 1880s | 1.35 million hectares | 878,341 hectares | 468,389 hectares | North Korea |
| 1890s | 1.32 million hectares | 943,105 hectares | 376,355 hectares | North Korea |
| 1900s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 204,720 hectares | North Korea |
| 1910s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 69,380 hectares | North Korea |
| 1920s | 1.57 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 296,610 hectares | North Korea |
| 1930s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 457,340 hectares | North Korea |
| 1940s | 2.04 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 620,540 hectares | North Korea |
| 1950s | 2.15 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 380,415 hectares | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.23 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 169,050 hectares | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.30 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 75,790 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.48 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 152,200 hectares | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 210,656 hectares | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 149,048 hectares | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.62 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 122,315 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.59 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 217,910 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.81 million hectares against 2.59 million hectares in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 219,960 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- North Korea ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.