Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 4.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
64th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
1.68 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 4.07 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.73 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.68 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 186 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.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sri Lanka?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sri Lanka was 4.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.