Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested was 6,018 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Sri Lanka stood at 6,018 ha.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Sri Lanka peaked at 11,000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300 ha | -50.0% |
| 1963 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 700 ha | +133.3% |
| 1970 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,400 ha | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 2,600 ha | +62.5% |
| 1978 | 2,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 2,900 ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3,500 ha | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 3,971 ha | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 4,952 ha | +24.7% |
| 1987 | 5,775 ha | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 5,898 ha | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 6,050 ha | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 5,997 ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5,876 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 6,146 ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 6,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 5,800 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 5,646 ha | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 6,822 ha | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 8,000 ha | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 8,101 ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 10,000 ha | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 5,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 6,600 ha | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 11,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 8,180 ha | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 8,060 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7,970 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,740 ha | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7,250 ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 7,420 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7,340 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7,300 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,470 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7,400 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,330 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,306 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6,471 ha | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 6,842 ha | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 7,177 ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6,354 ha | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5,937 ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 5,834 ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6,152 ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 6,055 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5,997 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6,018 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 377.78 ha | 300 ha | 700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,620 ha | 700 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,235 ha | 2,900 ha | 6,050 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,839 ha | 5,646 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,656 ha | 5,000 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,959 ha | 5,937 ha | 7,470 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,011 ha | 5,834 ha | 6,152 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Sri Lanka?
- Cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Sri Lanka was 6,018 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 9 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.