In 2021, the total arable land in Sri Lanka amounted to approximately 1.37 million hectares. This was an increase from 2010, in which the total arable land in Sri Lanka amounted to approximately 1.2 million hectares.
Total arable land in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2021
(in 1,000 hectares)
Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years).
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UNESCAP. (October 18, 2024). Total arable land in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688255/sri-lanka-arable-land/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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