Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0005 ha per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0007 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 220559.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 5.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for grassland organic soils — area, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.