Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0553 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0553 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0658 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0373 ha per person, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0545 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.056 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.056 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0539 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0433 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0522 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 0.051 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0517 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0484 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0621 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0584 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0533 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0562 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0658 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.051 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0523 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0605 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.063 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0574 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0584 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0589 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0521 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0536 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0607 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0587 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0561 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0456 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0538 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0449 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0532 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0504 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0479 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0507 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0543 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0532 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.039 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0396 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0432 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0479 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.045 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0406 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0429 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.047 ha per person | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0466 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0418 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0538 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0481 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0539 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0546 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0613 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.046 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0611 ha per person | +32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0573 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0396 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0516 ha per person | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.047 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0524 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.056 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0544 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0553 ha per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0519 ha per person | 0.0433 ha per person | 0.056 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.058 ha per person | 0.051 ha per person | 0.0658 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0543 ha per person | 0.0449 ha per person | 0.0607 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person | 0.0543 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0451 ha per person | 0.0373 ha per person | 0.0538 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0526 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0613 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.055 ha per person | 0.0524 ha per person | 0.0566 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0553 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0658 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.