Cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals human food vs gdp was 90.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
90.9
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 192 countries
All-time high
99.95
in 1976
All-time low
89.37
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka is 90.9, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.95 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 89.37, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.51 | — |
| 1962 | 99.69 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 99.92 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 99.86 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 99.74 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 99.69 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 99.65 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.54 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 99.26 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 99.43 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 99.43 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.59 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 99.9 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 99.9 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.69 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 99.43 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 99.71 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.13 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 99.57 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 99.87 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.75 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 98.84 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.35 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 98.45 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 99.18 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 99.13 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.55 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 99.37 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.84 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 99.67 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 99.58 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.5 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 96.9 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 96.69 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.93 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.78 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.46 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.21 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.96 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 98.1 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 97.5 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 96.05 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 96.48 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.42 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.14 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 97.5 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 95.74 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 96.08 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.72 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.63 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.24 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.79 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.33 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.95 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 93.58 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 89.37 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 91.4 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.9 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.69 | 99.51 | 99.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.63 | 99.26 | 99.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.22 | 98.45 | 99.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.28 | 96.69 | 99.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.88 | 95.14 | 98.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.41 | 93.79 | 96.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.31 | 89.37 | 93.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 36 Bahrain 92.31 compare
- 37 Bhutan 92.21 compare
- 38 Madagascar 91.24 compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 89.92 compare
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.81 compare
- 42 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 88.99 compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals human food vs gdp in Sri Lanka was 90.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals human food vs gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.95 in 1976.
- What is the lowest cereals human food vs gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.37 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals human food vs gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals human food vs gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals human food vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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