Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 5.04 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is 5.04 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.5% on the previous year and up 482.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 194.99 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -67.21 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5141 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1965 | 37.08 % change on previous year | +7112.9% |
| 1966 | -19.78 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1967 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 1968 | -10.21 % change on previous year | +388.0% |
| 1969 | 38.1 % change on previous year | -473.0% |
| 1970 | -17.43 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 1971 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 1972 | -10.22 % change on previous year | -331.9% |
| 1973 | 24.01 % change on previous year | -334.9% |
| 1974 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1975 | 64.27 % change on previous year | -866.7% |
| 1976 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1977 | -12.08 % change on previous year | -479.6% |
| 1978 | 41.67 % change on previous year | -444.9% |
| 1979 | -14.34 % change on previous year | -134.4% |
| 1980 | -16.51 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 9.67 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 1982 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1984 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1985 | 20.69 % change on previous year | -1020.7% |
| 1986 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1987 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -306.9% |
| 1988 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -508.9% |
| 1989 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1990 | 7.63 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 1991 | 26.69 % change on previous year | +250.0% |
| 1992 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1993 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 1994 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +86.3% |
| 1996 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 13.59 % change on previous year | +200.2% |
| 1998 | -11.16 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 1999 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -181.9% |
| 2000 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2001 | 10.82 % change on previous year | -423.3% |
| 2002 | -0.7812 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2003 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +152.0% |
| 2004 | 15.66 % change on previous year | -895.7% |
| 2005 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2006 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -316.9% |
| 2008 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -169.1% |
| 2009 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 2010 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 12.54 % change on previous year | -430.7% |
| 2012 | -9.24 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2013 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 2014 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -225.3% |
| 2015 | 13.72 % change on previous year | -1140.0% |
| 2016 | 17.85 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2017 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2018 | -15.24 % change on previous year | +375.9% |
| 2019 | 13.7 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 2020 | 194.99 % change on previous year | +1323.7% |
| 2021 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 2022 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 2023 | -67.21 % change on previous year | +1174.3% |
| 2024 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5.04 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2249 % change on previous year, 22.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +7112.9% | 0.5141 % change on previous year | 37.08 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +1323.7% | 13.7 % change on previous year | 194.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.75 % change on previous year | -19.78 % change on previous year | 38.1 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.51 % change on previous year | -17.43 % change on previous year | 64.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.02 % change on previous year | -16.51 % change on previous year | 20.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.72 % change on previous year | -11.16 % change on previous year | 26.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 % change on previous year | -6.77 % change on previous year | 15.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 % change on previous year | -15.24 % change on previous year | 17.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.07 % change on previous year | -67.21 % change on previous year | 194.99 % change on previous year | 5 |
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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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 5.04 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 194.99 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -67.21 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 482.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carrots and turnips — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carrots and turnips — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.