Cereal allocation by country in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereal allocation by country was 5.26 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.26 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 191 countries
All-time high
6.12 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.23 million
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal allocation by country in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal allocation by country in Sri Lanka stood at 5.26 million.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal allocation by country in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.12 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 million | 1.23 million | 1.74 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 million | 1.74 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 million | 1.95 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 million | 2.36 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 million | 2.58 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 million | 4.65 million | 6.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 million | 5.18 million | 6.12 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal allocation by country in Sri Lanka?
- Cereal allocation by country in Sri Lanka was 5.26 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal allocation by country recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal allocation by country recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereal allocation by country?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal allocation by country rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal allocation by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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