Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 3,804 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Sri Lanka is 3,804 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,733 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,682 kg per hectare, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,765 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,869 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1,848 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,917 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 1,682 kg per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 1,733 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 2,038 kg per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 2,283 kg per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 2,427 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 2,155 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 1,939 kg per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 1,967 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,844 kg per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 1,886 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,753 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 1,812 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2,023 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 2,144 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 2,338 kg per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 2,501 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2,548 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2,755 kg per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 3,066 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 2,633 kg per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 2,961 kg per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 2,990 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2,997 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2,917 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2,881 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,965 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,926 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,958 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,024 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2,902 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3,053 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3,008 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,143 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,400 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3,192 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 3,338 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,425 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,405 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3,283 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,564 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 3,467 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,580 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,728 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,617 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,791 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3,974 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3,521 kg per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 3,583 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,834 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3,800 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,943 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3,845 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3,046 kg per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 3,762 kg per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 4,724 kg per hectare | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 4,733 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,541 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3,033 kg per hectare | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 3,804 kg per hectare | +25.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3,804 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3,804 kg per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,592 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,951 kg per hectare | 1,682 kg per hectare | 2,427 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,986 kg per hectare | 1,753 kg per hectare | 2,338 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,825 kg per hectare | 2,501 kg per hectare | 3,066 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,057 kg per hectare | 2,902 kg per hectare | 3,400 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,520 kg per hectare | 3,283 kg per hectare | 3,791 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,803 kg per hectare | 3,046 kg per hectare | 4,724 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,028 kg per hectare | 3,033 kg per hectare | 4,733 kg per hectare | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Sri Lanka?
- Cereal yield in Sri Lanka was 3,804 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,733 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,682 kg per hectare in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereal yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.