What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between India and Sri Lanka?

0.0005 hectares per person, with India ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Sri Lanka: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

India

0.117 hectares per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.1165 hectares per person

in 2023

India rank

125th

Sri Lanka rank

128th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

India
Sri Lanka

How they compare

India currently reports 0.117 hectares per person against 0.1165 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 208 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3333 hectares per person	0.1647 hectares per person	0.1686 hectares per person	India
1970s	0.2758 hectares per person	0.1444 hectares per person	0.1314 hectares per person	India
1980s	0.222 hectares per person	0.1214 hectares per person	0.1006 hectares per person	India
1990s	0.1794 hectares per person	0.1083 hectares per person	0.0711 hectares per person	India
2000s	0.1487 hectares per person	0.0986 hectares per person	0.0501 hectares per person	India
2010s	0.1285 hectares per person	0.1089 hectares per person	0.0195 hectares per person	India
2020s	0.1184 hectares per person	0.1097 hectares per person	0.0088 hectares per person	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, India or Sri Lanka?: India, at 0.117 hectares per person against 0.1165 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between India and Sri Lanka?: 0.0005 hectares per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?: India ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.