Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.225 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.225 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2541 t per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0728 t per person, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0962 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1047 t per person | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1036 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1033 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0728 t per person | -29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0904 t per person | +24.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1039 t per person | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1181 t per person | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1176 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1338 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1132 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1048 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1036 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1241 t per person | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0894 t per person | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0947 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1224 t per person | +29.2% |
| 1978 | 0.135 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1341 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1462 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1501 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1434 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1643 t per person | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1598 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1738 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1677 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1368 t per person | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 0.157 t per person | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1293 t per person | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1577 t per person | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1475 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1418 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1533 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1576 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1623 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1172 t per person | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1243 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1469 t per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1527 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1501 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1392 t per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1459 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1557 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1328 t per person | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.163 t per person | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1669 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1558 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1948 t per person | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1825 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2141 t per person | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1922 t per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1915 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.235 t per person | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1748 t per person | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2411 t per person | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2203 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1205 t per person | -45.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1942 t per person | +61.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2221 t per person | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2482 t per person | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2541 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1652 t per person | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2153 t per person | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 0.225 t per person | +4.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.225 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1412 t per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.225 t per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2473 t per person, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1012 t per person | 0.0728 t per person | 0.1181 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1155 t per person | 0.0894 t per person | 0.135 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1528 t per person | 0.1293 t per person | 0.1738 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1461 t per person | 0.1172 t per person | 0.1623 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1587 t per person | 0.1328 t per person | 0.1948 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2006 t per person | 0.1205 t per person | 0.2411 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2216 t per person | 0.1652 t per person | 0.2541 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 52 South Africa 0.2393 t per person compare
- 53 Philippines 0.235 t per person compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 0.2281 t per person compare
- 56 Pakistan 0.2226 t per person compare
- 57 Burkina Faso 0.2212 t per person compare
- 58 Niger 0.2207 t per person 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)
- 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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.225 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2541 t per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0728 t per person in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.