What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.1982 hectares per person in 1963.

What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.115 hectares per person in 2004.

How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?

Sri Lanka ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka

Name: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1293 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1293 hectares per person

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

147th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.1982 hectares per person

in 1963

All-time low

0.115 hectares per person

in 2004

Years of data

1960–2025

Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1293 hectares per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1982 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.115 hectares per person, in 2004.

Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1960	0.1783 hectares per person	—
1961	0.1741 hectares per person	-2.4%
1962	0.1683 hectares per person	-3.3%
1963	0.1982 hectares per person	+17.8%
1964	0.1974 hectares per person	-0.4%
1965	0.1975 hectares per person	+0.0%
1966	0.1972 hectares per person	-0.2%
1967	0.1968 hectares per person	-0.2%
1968	0.1978 hectares per person	+0.5%
1969	0.1938 hectares per person	-2.0%
1970	0.1899 hectares per person	-2.0%
1971	0.1863 hectares per person	-1.9%
1972	0.1831 hectares per person	-1.8%
1973	0.18 hectares per person	-1.7%
1974	0.1771 hectares per person	-1.6%
1975	0.1741 hectares per person	-1.7%
1976	0.1737 hectares per person	-0.3%
1977	0.1732 hectares per person	-0.3%
1978	0.1725 hectares per person	-0.4%
1979	0.1618 hectares per person	-6.2%
1980	0.1582 hectares per person	-2.2%
1981	0.1556 hectares per person	-1.7%
1982	0.1502 hectares per person	-3.5%
1983	0.15 hectares per person	-0.1%
1984	0.1497 hectares per person	-0.2%
1985	0.1489 hectares per person	-0.5%
1986	0.1479 hectares per person	-0.7%
1987	0.1466 hectares per person	-0.8%
1988	0.1453 hectares per person	-0.9%
1989	0.144 hectares per person	-0.9%
1990	0.143 hectares per person	-0.7%
1991	0.1422 hectares per person	-0.6%
1992	0.14 hectares per person	-1.5%
1993	0.1363 hectares per person	-2.7%
1994	0.1345 hectares per person	-1.3%
1995	0.1324 hectares per person	-1.5%
1996	0.13 hectares per person	-1.9%
1997	0.1276 hectares per person	-1.8%
1998	0.1252 hectares per person	-1.8%
1999	0.1238 hectares per person	-1.2%
2000	0.1218 hectares per person	-1.6%
2001	0.1199 hectares per person	-1.5%
2002	0.119 hectares per person	-0.8%
2003	0.1188 hectares per person	-0.1%
2004	0.115 hectares per person	-3.2%
2005	0.1242 hectares per person	+8.0%
2006	0.1199 hectares per person	-3.4%
2007	0.1166 hectares per person	-2.7%
2008	0.1258 hectares per person	+7.9%
2009	0.1257 hectares per person	-0.0%
2010	0.1255 hectares per person	-0.2%
2011	0.1299 hectares per person	+3.6%
2012	0.1294 hectares per person	-0.4%
2013	0.1331 hectares per person	+2.8%
2014	0.1319 hectares per person	-0.9%
2015	0.1307 hectares per person	-0.9%
2016	0.1297 hectares per person	-0.8%
2017	0.1287 hectares per person	-0.8%
2018	0.1297 hectares per person	+0.8%
2019	0.129 hectares per person	-0.6%
2020	0.1283 hectares per person	-0.5%
2021	0.1269 hectares per person	-1.1%
2022	0.1268 hectares per person	-0.1%
2023	0.1276 hectares per person	+0.7%
2024	0.1283 hectares per person	+0.6%
2025	0.1293 hectares per person	+0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1899 hectares per person	0.1683 hectares per person	0.1982 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.1772 hectares per person	0.1618 hectares per person	0.1899 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.1496 hectares per person	0.144 hectares per person	0.1582 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.1335 hectares per person	0.1238 hectares per person	0.143 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.1207 hectares per person	0.115 hectares per person	0.1258 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1298 hectares per person	0.1255 hectares per person	0.1331 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.1279 hectares per person	0.1268 hectares per person	0.1293 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

144 Comoros 0.1373 hectares per person compare
145 Solomon Islands 0.1368 hectares per person compare
146 Papua New Guinea 0.1305 hectares per person compare
148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1279 hectares per person compare
149 Liechtenstein 0.1258 hectares per person compare
150 Nepal 0.1232 hectares per person compare

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Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka?: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.1293 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.1982 hectares per person in 1963.
What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.115 hectares per person in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total

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Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.