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
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.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, South Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 96,890 hectares against 88,100 hectares in South Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 8,790 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- South Korea ranks 94th 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.