Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity was 24,391 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Sri Lanka is 24,391 t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.6% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 48,393 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47 t, in 1972.
Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,979 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,118 t | -43.5% |
| 1963 | 522 t | -53.3% |
| 1964 | 482 t | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 355 t | -26.3% |
| 1966 | 334 t | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 275 t | -17.7% |
| 1968 | 216 t | -21.5% |
| 1969 | 173 t | -19.9% |
| 1970 | 74 t | -57.2% |
| 1971 | 57 t | -23.0% |
| 1972 | 47 t | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 63 t | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 80 t | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 489 t | +511.2% |
| 1976 | 1,191 t | +143.6% |
| 1977 | 449 t | -62.3% |
| 1978 | 5,325 t | +1086.0% |
| 1979 | 9,647 t | +81.2% |
| 1980 | 5,934 t | -38.5% |
| 1981 | 4,300 t | -27.5% |
| 1982 | 6,244 t | +45.2% |
| 1983 | 1,986 t | -68.2% |
| 1984 | 8,832 t | +344.7% |
| 1985 | 10,725 t | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 4,409 t | -58.9% |
| 1987 | 8,092 t | +83.5% |
| 1988 | 7,476 t | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 5,508 t | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 7,431 t | +34.9% |
| 1991 | 7,940 t | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 9,503 t | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 7,763 t | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 7,831 t | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 11,872 t | +51.6% |
| 1996 | 12,887 t | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 14,348 t | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 16,943 t | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 9,846 t | -41.9% |
| 2000 | 9,738 t | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 10,296 t | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13,782 t | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 15,808 t | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 14,081 t | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 16,473 t | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 26,463 t | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 16,869 t | -36.3% |
| 2008 | 22,366 t | +32.6% |
| 2009 | 15,398 t | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 25,858 t | +67.9% |
| 2011 | 36,987 t | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 48,393 t | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 24,391 t | -49.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 24,391 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,924 t, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 24,391 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 9,614 t, 2.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1086.0% | 449 t | 5,325 t |
| 1975 | +511.2% | 80 t | 489 t |
| 1984 | +344.7% | 1,986 t | 8,832 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 606 t | 173 t | 1,979 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,742 t | 47 t | 9,647 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,351 t | 1,986 t | 10,725 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,636 t | 7,431 t | 16,943 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,127 t | 9,738 t | 26,463 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,907 t | 24,391 t | 48,393 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 95 Netherlands Antilles (former) 26,317 t compare
- 96 China, Macao SAR 26,310 t compare
- 97 Georgia 25,030 t compare
- 99 Guatemala 23,675 t compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 23,193 t compare
- 101 Sierra Leone 21,381 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 24,391 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest alcoholic beverages — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48,393 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 t in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for alcoholic beverages — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcoholic beverages — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.