South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Breakdown of habitable land area

South Korea
88,100 hectares
in 2019
Sri Lanka
96,890 hectares
in 2019
South Korea rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k201520172019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 96,890 hectares against 88,100 hectares in South Korea, a difference of 8,790 hectares.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.