Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0007 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.004 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 ha per person | +45.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 ha per person | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 0.004 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.004 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.002 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.002 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.001 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +56.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 12 Indonesia 0.0012 ha per person compare
- 13 Cameroon 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 17 China 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0005 ha 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sri Lanka was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.