How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Paraguay

0.5231

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.5192

in 2023

Paraguay rank

60th

Sri Lanka rank

61st

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Paraguay
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.5231 against 0.5192 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0039.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Paraguay ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8376	1.12	0.2858	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.7182	1.06	0.3445	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.7427	0.8418	0.0991	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.794	0.5676	0.2264	Paraguay
2000s	0.733	0.5114	0.2216	Paraguay
2010s	0.52	0.5077	0.0123	Paraguay
2020s	0.5487	0.5048	0.0439	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?: Paraguay, at 0.5231 against 0.5192 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 0.0039, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Paraguay ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).