Statizoid

Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Arable land

Latvia
1.36 million hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.37 million hectares
in 2023
Latvia rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
94th

Arable land over time

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.37 million hectares against 1.36 million hectares in Latvia, a difference of 12,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Globally, Latvia ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.