What is land area in Sri Lanka?

Land area in Sri Lanka was 61,860 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 62,710 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 61,860 sq. km in 2020.

How does Sri Lanka rank for land area?

Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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 flat.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Sri Lanka

Name: Land area in Sri Lanka
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sri Lanka: Land area was 61,860 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

61,860 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

123rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

62,710 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

61,860 sq. km

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Sri Lanka stood at 61,860 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Sri Lanka peaked at 62,710 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 61,860 sq. km, in 2020.

Sri Lanka ranks 123rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	9
1970s	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	10
1980s	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	10
1990s	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	10
2000s	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	10
2010s	62,296 sq. km	61,864 sq. km	62,710 sq. km	10
2020s	61,860 sq. km	61,860 sq. km	61,860 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

120 Ireland 68,890 sq. km compare
121 Lithuania 62,600 sq. km compare
122 Latvia 62,230 sq. km compare
124 Croatia 55,960 sq. km compare
125 Togo 54,390 sq. km compare
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Sri Lanka?: Land area in Sri Lanka was 61,860 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 62,710 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 61,860 sq. km in 2020.
How does Sri Lanka rank for land area?: Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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 flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.