Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 7.11 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sri Lanka is 7.11 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.11 percent in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.95 percent, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 143rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7 percent | 2.95 percent | 7 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 7 percent | 7 percent | 7 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 percent | 7 percent | 7 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.01 percent | 7 percent | 7.02 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.02 percent | 7.02 percent | 7.02 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 percent | 7.02 percent | 7.11 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 percent | 7.11 percent | 7.11 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sri Lanka?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sri Lanka was 7.11 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 percent in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 percent in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Sri Lanka ranks 143rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).