Cloves (whole stems), raw — Yield in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cloves (whole stems), raw — Yield was 965.9 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cloves (whole stems), raw — Yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 965.9 kg/ha for cloves (whole stems), raw — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cloves (whole stems), raw — yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,213 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 112.7 kg/ha, in 1987.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.63 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 428.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 367.1 kg/ha | 266.7 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 316.53 kg/ha | 112.7 kg/ha | 562.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 276.81 kg/ha | 225.3 kg/ha | 350 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 408.3 kg/ha | 300 kg/ha | 537.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 766.94 kg/ha | 516.4 kg/ha | 1,213 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 994.5 kg/ha | 927.6 kg/ha | 1,150 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 China 1,279 kg/ha compare
- 1 China, mainland 1,279 kg/ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1,222 kg/ha compare
- 5 Kenya 930 kg/ha compare
- 6 Grenada 380.9 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 8,514 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cloves (whole stems), raw — yield in Sri Lanka?
- Cloves (whole stems), raw — yield in Sri Lanka was 965.9 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cloves (whole stems), raw — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,213 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cloves (whole stems), raw — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.7 kg/ha in 1987.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cloves (whole stems), raw — yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 11 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cloves (whole stems), raw — yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 — Yield. 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.