Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
66th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2722 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2722 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2748 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2722 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3285 sq. km per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3354 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3438 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3516 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3596 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3701 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3712 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.372 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.373 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3749 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3759 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3762 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3821 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.388 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3937 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3762 sq. km per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3661 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3685 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3692 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3709 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3722 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3727 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3731 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.373 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3735 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3738 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.37 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3704 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3709 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3711 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3712 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3714 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3747 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3749 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3757 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3805 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3649 sq. km per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3975 sq. km per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3875 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3799 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4142 sq. km per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4161 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4178 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4353 sq. km per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4369 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4369 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4369 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4427 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4443 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.446 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4545 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4545 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4546 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4546 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4546 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3341 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2722 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3712 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3786 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.372 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3937 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.371 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3661 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3746 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3719 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.37 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3866 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3649 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4161 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4406 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4178 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4545 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4625 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4546 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 63 Kenya 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 64 Senegal 0.494 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 65 Tonga 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 67 Poland 0.4761 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 68 Germany 0.4747 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 69 Australia 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 sq. km per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.