Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0614 tonnes per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0614 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1228 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0331 tonnes per person, in 1987.
That places Sri Lanka 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0714 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.062 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | +78.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0812 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0722 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0854 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1019 tonnes per person | +51.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.069 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0584 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -43.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0579 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 0.052 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.063 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.065 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.066 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0572 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1076 tonnes per person | +108.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1228 tonnes per person | +133.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0718 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | -42.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0614 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 36% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0614 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0634 tonnes per person, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +133.5% | 0.0526 tonnes per person | 0.1228 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.0574 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0771 tonnes per person | 0.0594 tonnes per person | 0.1019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 0.0331 tonnes per person | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0631 tonnes per person | 0.052 tonnes per person | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0605 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0685 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0758 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 0.1228 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0786 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.1064 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0614 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1228 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0331 tonnes per person in 1987.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.