Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 21,685 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sri Lanka is 21,685 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sri Lanka peaked at 182,358 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 20,592 ha, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,716 ha | — |
| 1962 | 34,419 ha | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 48,998 ha | +42.4% |
| 1964 | 45,021 ha | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 52,849 ha | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 49,073 ha | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 71,281 ha | +45.3% |
| 1968 | 73,318 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 68,963 ha | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 59,504 ha | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 67,598 ha | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 59,400 ha | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 115,254 ha | +94.0% |
| 1974 | 182,358 ha | +58.2% |
| 1975 | 164,774 ha | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 151,182 ha | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 95,760 ha | -36.7% |
| 1978 | 74,331 ha | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 53,590 ha | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 51,029 ha | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 56,120 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 59,145 ha | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 55,370 ha | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 56,770 ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 52,890 ha | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 49,283 ha | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 46,823 ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 49,980 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 45,770 ha | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 43,190 ha | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 39,726 ha | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 34,166 ha | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 34,240 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 33,428 ha | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 32,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 30,915 ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 28,855 ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 30,064 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 29,430 ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 29,540 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27,300 ha | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 26,380 ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 26,280 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 23,140 ha | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 23,450 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23,560 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 22,560 ha | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23,940 ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 23,870 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23,440 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 24,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 23,850 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23,930 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 23,789 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 23,844 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 22,754 ha | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 22,087 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 22,360 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 20,592 ha | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 20,689 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20,992 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 21,091 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21,968 ha | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 21,685 ha | -1.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 21,685 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +94.0% | 59,400 ha | 115,254 ha |
| 1974 | +58.2% | 115,254 ha | 182,358 ha |
| 1967 | +45.3% | 49,073 ha | 71,281 ha |
| 1963 | +42.4% | 34,419 ha | 48,998 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,626 ha | 34,419 ha | 73,318 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 102,375 ha | 53,590 ha | 182,358 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,318 ha | 45,770 ha | 59,145 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,601 ha | 28,855 ha | 43,190 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,002 ha | 22,560 ha | 29,540 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,085 ha | 20,592 ha | 24,200 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,285 ha | 20,689 ha | 21,968 ha | 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sri Lanka?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sri Lanka was 21,685 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 182,358 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,592 ha in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.