Lithuania vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural area over the long-term
Lithuania
2.89 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.81 million hectares
in 2025
Lithuania rank
103rd
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Lithuania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.89 million hectares against 2.81 million hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 76,030 hectares.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 508,599 hectares | 239,280 hectares | 269,319 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1100s | 516,908 hectares | 261,775 hectares | 255,133 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1200s | 523,178 hectares | 282,114 hectares | 241,064 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1300s | 526,744 hectares | 264,590 hectares | 262,154 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1400s | 526,684 hectares | 244,329 hectares | 282,355 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1500s | 521,660 hectares | 251,792 hectares | 269,868 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1600s | 509,597 hectares | 299,691 hectares | 209,906 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1700s | 486,927 hectares | 339,340 hectares | 147,587 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1710s | 561,606 hectares | 339,002 hectares | 222,604 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1720s | 647,468 hectares | 330,169 hectares | 317,299 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1730s | 746,121 hectares | 321,519 hectares | 424,602 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1740s | 859,386 hectares | 313,047 hectares | 546,339 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1750s | 989,324 hectares | 304,748 hectares | 684,576 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1760s | 1.14 million hectares | 296,618 hectares | 841,632 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1770s | 1.31 million hectares | 288,652 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1780s | 1.50 million hectares | 280,845 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1790s | 1.73 million hectares | 273,194 hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1800s | 1.98 million hectares | 265,692 hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1810s | 2.27 million hectares | 258,335 hectares | 2.01 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1820s | 2.55 million hectares | 251,118 hectares | 2.29 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1830s | 2.85 million hectares | 277,194 hectares | 2.57 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1840s | 3.19 million hectares | 376,729 hectares | 2.81 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1850s | 3.56 million hectares | 647,248 hectares | 2.92 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 3.97 million hectares | 787,688 hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 4.30 million hectares | 868,350 hectares | 3.43 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 4.63 million hectares | 878,341 hectares | 3.76 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 4.98 million hectares | 943,105 hectares | 4.04 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 5.34 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 5.68 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 4.50 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 5.69 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 5.63 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 5.92 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 4.90 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 3.45 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 3.41 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 3.41 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 3.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 2.80 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 374,700 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 2.91 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 163,813 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.91 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 102,823 hectares | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Lithuania or Sri Lanka?
- Lithuania, at 2.89 million hectares against 2.81 million hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Lithuania and Sri Lanka?
- 76,030 hectares, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Lithuania ranks 103rd 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.