What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Philippines and Sri Lanka?

0.0212 hectares per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Land area in hectares, per capita

Philippines

0.2595 hectares per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.2807 hectares per person

in 2023

Philippines rank

187th

Sri Lanka rank

185th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

Philippines
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2807 hectares per person against 0.2595 hectares per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0212 hectares per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9186 hectares per person	0.5758 hectares per person	0.3428 hectares per person	Philippines
1970s	0.715 hectares per person	0.4683 hectares per person	0.2467 hectares per person	Philippines
1980s	0.5505 hectares per person	0.4034 hectares per person	0.1471 hectares per person	Philippines
1990s	0.4279 hectares per person	0.3589 hectares per person	0.069 hectares per person	Philippines
2000s	0.3434 hectares per person	0.3119 hectares per person	0.0315 hectares per person	Philippines
2010s	0.287 hectares per person	0.2946 hectares per person	0.0076 hectares per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.2627 hectares per person	0.2803 hectares per person	0.0175 hectares per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Philippines or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.2807 hectares per person against 0.2595 hectares per person in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Philippines and Sri Lanka?: 0.0212 hectares per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?: Philippines ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.