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Sri Lanka: Arable land (hectares)

1.37Mhectares · 2024+5.5% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
20241,372,000
20231,372,000
20221,372,000
20211,372,000
20201,372,000
20191,371,572.8
20181,371,600
20171,320,200
20161,310,000
20151,300,000
20141,300,000
20131,300,000
20121,300,000
20111,300,000
20101,200,000
20091,200,000
20081,200,000
20071,000,000
20061,050,000
20051,100,000
2004900,000
2003950,000
2002920,400
2001900,700
2000900,400
1999885,700
1998880,200
1997879,500
1996881,000
1995887,500
1994885,800
1993875,200
1992879,100
1991891,700
1990889,300
1989880,900
1988878,800
1987876,400
1986866,000
1985861,800
1984879,000
1983869,800
1982853,600
1981880,300
1980852,200
1979891,500
1978999,700
1977963,300
1976925,100
1975889,700
1974834,000
1973828,000
1972822,000
1971816,000
1970810,000
1969804,000
1968798,000
1967792,000
1966792,000
1965793,000
1964790,000
1963792,000
1962577,000
1961595,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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