Guyana vs Sri Lanka: Breakdown of habitable land area
Guyana
96,040 hectares
in 2019
Sri Lanka
96,890 hectares
in 2019
Guyana rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
91st
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Guyana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 96,890 hectares against 96,040 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 850 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 235 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Guyana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 96,890 hectares against 96,040 hectares in Guyana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 850 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Guyana and Sri Lanka rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Guyana ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.