Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural land use per person
Philippines
0.1082 hectares per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1226 hectares per person
in 2025
Philippines rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1226 hectares per person against 0.1082 hectares per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0144 hectares per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 38 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4648 hectares per person | 0.2991 hectares per person | 0.1657 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1100s | 0.4628 hectares per person | 0.2909 hectares per person | 0.172 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1200s | 0.4609 hectares per person | 0.2821 hectares per person | 0.1788 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1300s | 0.4591 hectares per person | 0.2728 hectares per person | 0.1864 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1400s | 0.4586 hectares per person | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.1959 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1500s | 0.458 hectares per person | 0.2518 hectares per person | 0.2062 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1600s | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.2398 hectares per person | 0.217 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1700s | 0.4554 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.2291 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1710s | 0.4532 hectares per person | 0.2248 hectares per person | 0.2284 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1720s | 0.4579 hectares per person | 0.2233 hectares per person | 0.2346 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1730s | 0.4562 hectares per person | 0.2218 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1740s | 0.4545 hectares per person | 0.2203 hectares per person | 0.2342 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1750s | 0.4529 hectares per person | 0.2187 hectares per person | 0.2341 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1760s | 0.4513 hectares per person | 0.2171 hectares per person | 0.2342 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1770s | 0.4499 hectares per person | 0.2155 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1780s | 0.4495 hectares per person | 0.2139 hectares per person | 0.2356 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1790s | 0.449 hectares per person | 0.2122 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1800s | 0.448 hectares per person | 0.2105 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1810s | 0.4469 hectares per person | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.2381 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1820s | 0.445 hectares per person | 0.207 hectares per person | 0.238 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1830s | 0.449 hectares per person | 0.1954 hectares per person | 0.2536 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1840s | 0.4475 hectares per person | 0.2124 hectares per person | 0.2351 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1850s | 0.4461 hectares per person | 0.2919 hectares per person | 0.1542 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1860s | 0.4448 hectares per person | 0.3149 hectares per person | 0.1299 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1870s | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.3117 hectares per person | 0.1318 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1880s | 0.4422 hectares per person | 0.3183 hectares per person | 0.1239 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1890s | 0.4353 hectares per person | 0.318 hectares per person | 0.1173 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1900s | 0.4283 hectares per person | 0.3106 hectares per person | 0.1177 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.4209 hectares per person | 0.294 hectares per person | 0.1269 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.4134 hectares per person | 0.2741 hectares per person | 0.1394 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.3776 hectares per person | 0.2562 hectares per person | 0.1214 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.3467 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.1088 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.302 hectares per person | 0.2025 hectares per person | 0.0995 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.1864 hectares per person | 0.0788 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.2265 hectares per person | 0.1741 hectares per person | 0.0524 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.2043 hectares per person | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.0596 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.1632 hectares per person | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1363 hectares per person | 0.1231 hectares per person | 0.0131 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.1272 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1117 hectares per person | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.0122 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1226 hectares per person against 0.1082 hectares per person in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0144 hectares per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Philippines ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.