Cereal production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereal production was 4.93 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 4.93 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.63 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 795,199 tonnes, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 million tonnes | 795,199 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 4.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | 5.63 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 56 Sweden 5.15 million tonnes compare
- 57 South Korea 4.98 million tonnes compare
- 58 Kenya 4.98 million tonnes compare
- 60 North Korea 4.89 million tonnes compare
- 61 Austria 4.88 million tonnes compare
- 62 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.39 million tonnes compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Sri Lanka?
- Cereal production in Sri Lanka was 4.93 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 795,199 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereal production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.