FAO · Agriculture

Sri Lanka: Land Use: Arable land, Area

13721000 ha · 2024+5.5% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Arable land, Area (1000 ha). Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

Year	Value (1000 ha)	Note
2024	1,372	I
2023	1,372	I
2022	1,372	I
2021	1,372	A
2020	1,372	A
2019	1,371.573	A
2018	1,371.6	A
2017	1,320.2	A
2016	1,310	I
2015	1,300	I
2014	1,300	I
2013	1,300	I
2012	1,300	I
2011	1,300	I
2010	1,200	I
2009	1,200	I
2008	1,200	I
2007	1,000	I
2006	1,050	I
2005	1,100	I
2004	900	I
2003	950	I
2002	920.4	I
2001	900.7	I
2000	900.4	I

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Use: Arable land, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6621-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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