Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 1.46 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka stood at 1.46 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.79 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1754 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1754 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1914 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2073 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.259 t per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3226 t per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3088 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3844 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3159 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5134 t per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4784 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.51 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6384 t per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7109 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5997 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6942 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6853 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6153 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7399 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8131 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.598 t per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5812 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6474 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 1985 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1986 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1991 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1993 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.62 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9962 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9573 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8908 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.782 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7391 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9359 t per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8488 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7766 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8134 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7402 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7814 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.708 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8374 t per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9794 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 1.79 t per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 2021 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.46 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2607 t per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.46 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6069 t per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2918 t per square kilometre | 0.1754 t per square kilometre | 0.4611 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6186 t per square kilometre | 0.4784 t per square kilometre | 0.7399 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 0.5812 t per square kilometre | 1.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 t per square kilometre | 0.9573 t per square kilometre | 1.62 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8656 t per square kilometre | 0.7391 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9943 t per square kilometre | 0.708 t per square kilometre | 1.28 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 t per square kilometre | 1.44 t per square kilometre | 1.79 t per square kilometre | 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka was 1.46 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1754 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production, per square kilometre. 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.) — Production 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production 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.