Sri Lanka - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Sri Lanka was 28,116 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,116 in 2018 and a minimum value of 17,070 in 1962.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 17,230
1962 17,070
1963 20,600
1964 21,030
1965 21,560
1966 22,050
1967 22,550
1968 23,210
1969 23,280
1970 23,330
1971 23,390
1972 23,450
1973 23,510
1974 23,570
1975 23,590
1976 23,960
1977 24,330
1978 24,690
1979 23,590
1980 23,490
1981 23,490
1982 22,960
1983 23,080
1984 23,110
1985 23,150
1986 23,260
1987 23,340
1988 23,370
1989 23,400
1990 23,390
1991 23,420
1992 23,440
1993 23,200
1994 23,230
1995 23,260
1996 23,270
1997 23,280
1998 23,290
1999 23,450
2000 23,500
2001 23,510
2002 23,560
2003 23,700
2004 23,100
2005 25,100
2006 24,400
2007 23,900
2008 25,950
2009 25,100
2010 26,200
2011 27,300
2012 26,900
2013 27,400
2014 27,400
2015 27,400
2016 27,500
2017 27,602
2018 28,116

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Sri Lanka was 45.45 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 45.45 in 2018, while its lowest value was 27.22 in 1962.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 27.48
1962 27.22
1963 32.85
1964 33.54
1965 34.38
1966 35.16
1967 35.96
1968 37.01
1969 37.12
1970 37.20
1971 37.30
1972 37.39
1973 37.49
1974 37.59
1975 37.62
1976 38.21
1977 38.80
1978 39.37
1979 37.62
1980 37.46
1981 37.46
1982 36.61
1983 36.80
1984 36.85
1985 36.92
1986 37.09
1987 37.22
1988 37.27
1989 37.31
1990 37.30
1991 37.35
1992 37.38
1993 37.00
1994 37.04
1995 37.09
1996 37.11
1997 37.12
1998 37.14
1999 37.39
2000 37.47
2001 37.49
2002 37.57
2003 37.79
2004 36.84
2005 40.03
2006 38.91
2007 38.11
2008 41.38
2009 40.03
2010 41.78
2011 43.53
2012 42.90
2013 43.69
2014 43.69
2015 44.27
2016 44.43
2017 44.60
2018 45.45

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use