Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Agricultural land use per person
Sri Lanka
0.1226 hectares per person
in 2025
Suriname
0.1038 hectares per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Suriname rank
161st
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1226 hectares per person against 0.1038 hectares per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0188 hectares per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2991 hectares per person | 0.8635 hectares per person | 0.5644 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1100s | 0.2909 hectares per person | 0.8325 hectares per person | 0.5416 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1200s | 0.2821 hectares per person | 0.799 hectares per person | 0.5168 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1300s | 0.2728 hectares per person | 0.7624 hectares per person | 0.4896 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1400s | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.7219 hectares per person | 0.4592 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1500s | 0.2518 hectares per person | 0.6763 hectares per person | 0.4245 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1600s | 0.2398 hectares per person | 0.6387 hectares per person | 0.399 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1700s | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.58 hectares per person | 0.3538 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1710s | 0.2248 hectares per person | 0.5733 hectares per person | 0.3485 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1720s | 0.2233 hectares per person | 0.5664 hectares per person | 0.3431 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1730s | 0.2218 hectares per person | 0.5593 hectares per person | 0.3375 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1740s | 0.2203 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | 0.3317 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1750s | 0.2187 hectares per person | 0.5444 hectares per person | 0.3257 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1760s | 0.2171 hectares per person | 0.5366 hectares per person | 0.3194 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1770s | 0.2155 hectares per person | 0.5285 hectares per person | 0.3129 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1780s | 0.2139 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.3061 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1790s | 0.2122 hectares per person | 0.5113 hectares per person | 0.2991 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1800s | 0.2105 hectares per person | 0.5022 hectares per person | 0.2917 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1810s | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.493 hectares per person | 0.2842 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1820s | 0.207 hectares per person | 0.4833 hectares per person | 0.2763 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1830s | 0.1954 hectares per person | 0.4731 hectares per person | 0.2778 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1840s | 0.2124 hectares per person | 0.4624 hectares per person | 0.25 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1850s | 0.2919 hectares per person | 0.451 hectares per person | 0.1591 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1860s | 0.3149 hectares per person | 0.4363 hectares per person | 0.1215 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1870s | 0.3117 hectares per person | 0.4208 hectares per person | 0.1091 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1880s | 0.3183 hectares per person | 0.4042 hectares per person | 0.0859 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1890s | 0.318 hectares per person | 0.3863 hectares per person | 0.0683 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1900s | 0.3106 hectares per person | 0.3669 hectares per person | 0.0563 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.294 hectares per person | 0.3456 hectares per person | 0.0515 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.2741 hectares per person | 0.3215 hectares per person | 0.0475 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.2562 hectares per person | 0.2965 hectares per person | 0.0403 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.0275 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.2025 hectares per person | 0.1927 hectares per person | 0.0098 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.1864 hectares per person | 0.133 hectares per person | 0.0535 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1741 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.0181 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.2127 hectares per person | 0.068 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.2022 hectares per person | 0.073 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1231 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 0.0329 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.1272 hectares per person | 0.1514 hectares per person | 0.0242 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.0027 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, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1226 hectares per person against 0.1038 hectares per person in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 0.0188 hectares per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 161st 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.