Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Coconuts, in shell — Yield was 3,744 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3,744 kg/ha for coconuts, in shell — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 5,599 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,066 kg/ha, in 1977.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,497 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,626 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 4,495 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 4,713 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 4,325 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 3,656 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1967 | 3,936 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 4,239 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 4,121 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 4,134 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 4,370 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 4,685 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 3,294 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 1974 | 3,440 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 4,352 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 3,923 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 3,066 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1978 | 3,714 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 4,029 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 3,411 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 4,121 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 4,582 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 4,222 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 3,544 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 5,033 kg/ha | +42.0% |
| 1986 | 5,546 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 4,183 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 1988 | 3,528 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 4,534 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 4,620 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3,986 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 4,190 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 3,723 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 4,510 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 4,739 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4,359 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 4,524 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4,336 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 4,858 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 5,300 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 4,740 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 4,095 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 4,356 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4,987 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 4,264 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 5,359 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 5,522 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5,599 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5,492 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,041 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 5,210 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5,334 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5,092 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 5,218 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5,262 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,469 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,331 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 4,608 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4,904 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 4,421 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 5,472 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 4,788 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 4,291 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 3,744 kg/ha | -12.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3,744 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,852 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3,744 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 6,793 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,290 kg/ha | 3,656 kg/ha | 4,713 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,901 kg/ha | 3,066 kg/ha | 4,685 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,270 kg/ha | 3,411 kg/ha | 5,546 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,385 kg/ha | 3,723 kg/ha | 4,858 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,971 kg/ha | 4,095 kg/ha | 5,599 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,047 kg/ha | 4,331 kg/ha | 5,469 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,543 kg/ha | 3,744 kg/ha | 5,472 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coconuts, in shell — yield in Sri Lanka?
- Coconuts, in shell — yield in Sri Lanka was 3,744 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5,599 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,066 kg/ha in 1977.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for coconuts, in shell — yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — 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.