Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka is 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 42.7% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 42.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1987.
Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 189 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.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.27 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 9.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 17.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +82.6% |
| 1965 | 14.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1966 | 13.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 17.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1968 | 15.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 13.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 18.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1971 | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1972 | 12.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 15.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 15.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 18.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 14.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 22.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 1978 | 18.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1979 | 16.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 14.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 10.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 9.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 12.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1984 | 11.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 14.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 14.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1988 | 14.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1989 | 18.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 15.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 13.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 16.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 18.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 14.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 18.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 20.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 19.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 16.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 15.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 20.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 19.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 21.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 22.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 19.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 18.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 19.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 20.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 24.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 20.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 16.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 35.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +110.5% |
| 2015 | 28.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 18.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 42.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +136.2% |
| 2018 | 30.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 19.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 25.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 26.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 38.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -42.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 17.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 | +136.2% | 18.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.56 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 67 Czechia 22.81 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 68 Rwanda 22.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 21.88 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 71 Eswatini 21.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 72 Senegal 21.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 73 Romania 20.98 tonnes per square kilometre 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Sri Lanka was 21.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 42.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.