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Total agricultural land use per person in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.1226 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1226
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3183
in 1880
All-time low
0.1177
in 2004
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Sri Lanka, 1000–2025

00.10.20.3100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1226 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3183 in 1880 and was at its lowest, 0.1177, in 2004.

That places Sri Lanka 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Total agricultural land use per person in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.2991 —
1100 0.2909 -2.8%
1200 0.2821 -3.0%
1300 0.2728 -3.3%
1400 0.2627 -3.7%
1500 0.2518 -4.2%
1600 0.2398 -4.8%
1700 0.2262 -5.6%
1710 0.2248 -0.6%
1720 0.2233 -0.7%
1730 0.2218 -0.7%
1740 0.2203 -0.7%
1750 0.2187 -0.7%
1760 0.2171 -0.7%
1770 0.2155 -0.7%
1780 0.2139 -0.8%
1790 0.2122 -0.8%
1800 0.2105 -0.8%
1810 0.2088 -0.8%
1820 0.207 -0.8%
1830 0.1954 -5.6%
1840 0.2124 +8.7%
1850 0.2919 +37.4%
1860 0.3149 +7.9%
1870 0.3117 -1.0%
1880 0.3183 +2.1%
1890 0.318 -0.1%
1900 0.3106 -2.3%
1910 0.294 -5.3%
1920 0.2741 -6.8%
1930 0.2562 -6.5%
1940 0.2379 -7.1%
1950 0.2124 -10.8%
1951 0.2102 -1.0%
1952 0.2081 -1.0%
1953 0.2059 -1.0%
1954 0.2037 -1.1%
1955 0.2015 -1.1%
1956 0.1992 -1.1%
1957 0.197 -1.1%
1958 0.1947 -1.1%
1959 0.1925 -1.2%
1960 0.1745 -9.3%
1961 0.1704 -2.3%
1962 0.1649 -3.2%
1963 0.1944 +17.9%
1964 0.1938 -0.3%
1965 0.194 +0.1%
1966 0.1937 -0.2%
1967 0.1934 -0.2%
1968 0.1944 +0.5%
1969 0.1906 -2.0%
1970 0.1869 -2.0%
1971 0.1834 -1.8%
1972 0.1802 -1.8%
1973 0.177 -1.7%
1974 0.174 -1.7%
1975 0.1708 -1.8%
1976 0.1704 -0.3%
1977 0.1699 -0.3%
1978 0.1694 -0.3%
1979 0.1591 -6.1%
1980 0.1557 -2.1%
1981 0.1534 -1.5%
1982 0.1478 -3.7%
1983 0.1465 -0.9%
1984 0.1446 -1.3%
1985 0.1428 -1.2%
1986 0.1415 -0.9%
1987 0.1401 -1.0%
1988 0.1384 -1.2%
1989 0.1367 -1.2%
1990 0.1349 -1.3%
1991 0.1337 -0.9%
1992 0.1325 -0.9%
1993 0.1298 -2.0%
1994 0.1287 -0.9%
1995 0.1276 -0.9%
1996 0.1269 -0.5%
1997 0.1263 -0.5%
1998 0.1256 -0.5%
1999 0.1258 +0.1%
2000 0.1254 -0.3%
2001 0.124 -1.1%
2002 0.1228 -0.9%
2003 0.1221 -0.5%
2004 0.1177 -3.6%
2005 0.1265 +7.5%
2006 0.1217 -3.8%
2007 0.118 -3.0%
2008 0.1269 +7.5%
2009 0.1264 -0.4%
2010 0.1256 -0.6%
2011 0.1299 +3.4%
2012 0.1294 -0.4%
2013 0.1284 -0.7%
2014 0.1275 -0.7%
2015 0.1266 -0.7%
2016 0.1261 -0.4%
2017 0.1257 -0.4%
2018 0.1271 +1.1%
2019 0.1262 -0.7%
2020 0.1253 -0.7%
2021 0.1248 -0.4%
2022 0.1242 -0.4%
2023 0.1237 -0.4%
2024 0.1231 -0.4%
2025 0.1226 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.2991 0.2991 0.2991 1
1100s 0.2909 0.2909 0.2909 1
1200s 0.2821 0.2821 0.2821 1
1300s 0.2728 0.2728 0.2728 1
1400s 0.2627 0.2627 0.2627 1
1500s 0.2518 0.2518 0.2518 1
1600s 0.2398 0.2398 0.2398 1
1700s 0.2262 0.2262 0.2262 1
1710s 0.2248 0.2248 0.2248 1
1720s 0.2233 0.2233 0.2233 1
1730s 0.2218 0.2218 0.2218 1
1740s 0.2203 0.2203 0.2203 1
1750s 0.2187 0.2187 0.2187 1
1760s 0.2171 0.2171 0.2171 1
1770s 0.2155 0.2155 0.2155 1
1780s 0.2139 0.2139 0.2139 1
1790s 0.2122 0.2122 0.2122 1
1800s 0.2105 0.2105 0.2105 1
1810s 0.2088 0.2088 0.2088 1
1820s 0.207 0.207 0.207 1
1830s 0.1954 0.1954 0.1954 1
1840s 0.2124 0.2124 0.2124 1
1850s 0.2919 0.2919 0.2919 1
1860s 0.3149 0.3149 0.3149 1
1870s 0.3117 0.3117 0.3117 1
1880s 0.3183 0.3183 0.3183 1
1890s 0.318 0.318 0.318 1
1900s 0.3106 0.3106 0.3106 1
1910s 0.294 0.294 0.294 1
1920s 0.2741 0.2741 0.2741 1
1930s 0.2562 0.2562 0.2562 1
1940s 0.2379 0.2379 0.2379 1
1950s 0.2025 0.1925 0.2124 10
1960s 0.1864 0.1649 0.1944 10
1970s 0.1741 0.1591 0.1869 10
1980s 0.1448 0.1367 0.1557 10
1990s 0.1292 0.1256 0.1349 10
2000s 0.1231 0.1177 0.1269 10
2010s 0.1272 0.1256 0.1299 10
2020s 0.124 0.1226 0.1253 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Sri Lanka?
Total agricultural land use per person in Sri Lanka was 0.1226 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3183 in 1880.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1177 in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for total agricultural land use per person?
Sri Lanka ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total agricultural land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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