Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 26.4 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sri Lanka stood at 26.4 %.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sri Lanka peaked at 40.7 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.1 %, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 101st out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 37.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.7 % | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 38.9 % | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 37.2 % | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 33.7 % | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 31.1 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 30.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 25.2 % | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 22.5 % | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 19.2 % | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.6 % | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 24.7 % | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 24.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.8 % | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8 % | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 34.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 23 % | -33.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1 % | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 26.5 % | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 26.4 % | -0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 26.4 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52 %, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 26.4 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 17.3 %, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.36 % | 22.5 % | 40.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.47 % | 19.1 % | 34.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.45 % | 26.4 % | 26.5 % | 2 |
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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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sri Lanka?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sri Lanka was 26.4 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 % in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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