Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Agricultural land use per person
Sri Lanka
0.1226 hectares per person
in 2025
Vietnam
0.1258 hectares per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Vietnam rank
157th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.1258 hectares per person against 0.1226 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Vietnam ranks 157th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 23 and Vietnam in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2991 hectares per person | 0.2415 hectares per person | 0.0576 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 0.2909 hectares per person | 0.2409 hectares per person | 0.0499 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 0.2821 hectares per person | 0.2404 hectares per person | 0.0417 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 0.2728 hectares per person | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.0329 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.2394 hectares per person | 0.0233 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 0.2518 hectares per person | 0.2389 hectares per person | 0.0129 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 0.2398 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.0119 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1710s | 0.2248 hectares per person | 0.2378 hectares per person | 0.013 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1720s | 0.2233 hectares per person | 0.2392 hectares per person | 0.0159 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1730s | 0.2218 hectares per person | 0.2387 hectares per person | 0.0169 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1740s | 0.2203 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1750s | 0.2187 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.0192 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 0.2171 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 0.0204 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 0.2155 hectares per person | 0.2372 hectares per person | 0.0216 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 0.2139 hectares per person | 0.2368 hectares per person | 0.0229 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 0.2122 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.0242 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 0.2105 hectares per person | 0.2362 hectares per person | 0.0256 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.2358 hectares per person | 0.0271 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 0.207 hectares per person | 0.2356 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 0.1954 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.0414 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 0.2124 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.024 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 0.2919 hectares per person | 0.236 hectares per person | 0.0559 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.3149 hectares per person | 0.2357 hectares per person | 0.0792 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.3117 hectares per person | 0.2354 hectares per person | 0.0763 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.3183 hectares per person | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.0834 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.318 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.3106 hectares per person | 0.2566 hectares per person | 0.054 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.294 hectares per person | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.0265 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.2741 hectares per person | 0.2785 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 0.2562 hectares per person | 0.2461 hectares per person | 0.0101 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.215 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.2025 hectares per person | 0.1861 hectares per person | 0.0164 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.1864 hectares per person | 0.1701 hectares per person | 0.0163 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1741 hectares per person | 0.1357 hectares per person | 0.0384 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.0304 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.1012 hectares per person | 0.028 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1231 hectares per person | 0.1181 hectares per person | 0.0051 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1272 hectares per person | 0.1254 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.1267 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.1258 hectares per person against 0.1226 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.0032 hectares per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Vietnam ranks 157th 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.