Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Citrus Fruit, Total — Production was 17,485 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — production in Sri Lanka stood at 17,485 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — production in Sri Lanka peaked at 75,617 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 10,140 t, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 86th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,600 t | — |
| 1962 | 35,597 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 47,019 t | +32.1% |
| 1964 | 42,642 t | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 41,593 t | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 41,854 t | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 42,000 t | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 41,815 t | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 34,321 t | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 36,538 t | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 44,632 t | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 39,675 t | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 45,170 t | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 61,526 t | +36.2% |
| 1975 | 57,142 t | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 59,730 t | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 58,162 t | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 65,353 t | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 56,796 t | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 61,309 t | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 61,163 t | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 44,840 t | -26.7% |
| 1983 | 69,867 t | +55.8% |
| 1984 | 38,193 t | -45.3% |
| 1985 | 43,906 t | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 75,617 t | +72.2% |
| 1987 | 58,944 t | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 22,316 t | -62.1% |
| 1989 | 21,811 t | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 20,326 t | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 18,433 t | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 22,914 t | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 21,800 t | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 22,963 t | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 21,319 t | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 20,959 t | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 21,764 t | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 22,094 t | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 21,800 t | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 26,320 t | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 21,241 t | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 26,920 t | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 10,140 t | -62.3% |
| 2004 | 10,310 t | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11,120 t | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 11,010 t | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 11,430 t | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 10,770 t | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 11,120 t | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 12,330 t | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 12,770 t | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 13,079 t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 13,519 t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14,215 t | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 14,592 t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 13,601 t | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 13,240 t | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 16,425 t | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 17,246 t | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 28,738 t | +66.6% |
| 2021 | 25,448 t | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 20,870 t | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 22,965 t | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 17,485 t | -23.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 17,485 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,194 t, 27% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 17,485 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 101,397 t, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,049 t | 33,600 t | 47,019 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,472 t | 36,538 t | 65,353 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,797 t | 21,811 t | 75,617 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,437 t | 18,433 t | 22,963 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,038 t | 10,140 t | 26,920 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,102 t | 12,330 t | 17,246 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,101 t | 17,485 t | 28,738 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 83 Afghanistan 24,118 t compare
- 84 Bhutan 20,969 t compare
- 85 Suriname 18,757 t compare
- 87 South Sudan 16,664 t compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 16,129 t compare
- 89 Puerto Rico 15,485 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — production in Sri Lanka?
- Citrus fruit, total — production in Sri Lanka was 17,485 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 75,617 t in 1986.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,140 t in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for citrus fruit, total — production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.