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Sri Lanka: Land area

61,860sq km · 2024-1.4% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
202461,860
202361,860
202261,860
202161,860
202061,860
201961,864.47
201861,864
201761,893
201661,893
201561,893
201462,710
201362,710
201262,710
201162,710
201062,710
200962,710
200862,710
200762,710
200662,710
200562,710
200462,710
200362,710
200262,710
200162,710
200062,710
199962,710
199862,710
199762,710
199662,710
199562,710
199462,710
199362,710
199262,710
199162,710
199062,710
198962,710
198862,710
198762,710
198662,710
198562,710
198462,710
198362,710
198262,710
198162,710
198062,710
197962,710
197862,710
197762,710
197662,710
197562,710
197462,710
197362,710
197262,710
197162,710
197062,710
196962,710
196862,710
196762,710
196662,710
196562,710
196462,710
196362,710
196262,710
196162,710

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Land area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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