Arable land in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Arable land was 0.0623 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0623 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0762 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0448 hectares per person, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.0569 hectares per person | 0.0762 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.0611 hectares per person | 0.0699 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0559 hectares per person | 0.0542 hectares per person | 0.0583 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0507 hectares per person | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0448 hectares per person | 0.0582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0618 hectares per person | 0.0575 hectares per person | 0.0633 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0622 hectares per person | 0.0619 hectares per person | 0.0626 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,804 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 4.74 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Sri Lanka?
- Arable land in Sri Lanka was 0.0623 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0762 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 hectares per person in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for arable land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.