Coffee bean yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Coffee bean yields was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee bean yields in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee bean yields in Sri Lanka is 1.04 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.58 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4109 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.4109 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6509 tonnes per hectare | 0.5668 tonnes per hectare | 0.7111 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | 0.5949 tonnes per hectare | 0.772 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | 0.9201 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9728 tonnes per hectare | 0.8611 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 17 Rwanda 1.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Zambia 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Colombia 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.9808 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee bean yields in Sri Lanka?
- Coffee bean yields in Sri Lanka was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4109 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for coffee bean yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.