Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cow peas, dry — Area harvested was 11,074 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 11,074 ha for cow peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka peaked at 45,811 ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2,196 ha, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 24th out of 47 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.
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,938 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,196 ha | -25.3% |
| 1963 | 4,364 ha | +98.7% |
| 1964 | 3,681 ha | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 3,793 ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4,163 ha | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 5,866 ha | +40.9% |
| 1968 | 4,078 ha | -30.5% |
| 1969 | 3,954 ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 4,136 ha | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 4,309 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 5,489 ha | +27.4% |
| 1973 | 5,567 ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2,993 ha | -46.2% |
| 1975 | 8,732 ha | +191.7% |
| 1976 | 19,229 ha | +120.2% |
| 1977 | 30,164 ha | +56.9% |
| 1978 | 27,577 ha | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 30,280 ha | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 25,541 ha | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 38,158 ha | +49.4% |
| 1982 | 35,739 ha | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 45,811 ha | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 31,321 ha | -31.6% |
| 1985 | 22,721 ha | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 27,701 ha | +21.9% |
| 1987 | 27,600 ha | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 24,200 ha | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 28,808 ha | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 26,220 ha | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 25,726 ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 21,155 ha | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 22,210 ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 21,040 ha | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 18,130 ha | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 18,950 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 16,250 ha | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 14,860 ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 13,160 ha | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 12,950 ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 10,790 ha | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 11,780 ha | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 13,840 ha | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 9,660 ha | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 11,360 ha | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 10,650 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 10,630 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12,160 ha | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 11,440 ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 10,870 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 9,270 ha | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 11,040 ha | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 10,820 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 11,519 ha | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 9,878 ha | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 8,220 ha | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 6,807 ha | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 9,499 ha | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 7,195 ha | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 11,518 ha | +60.1% |
| 2021 | 10,431 ha | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 14,338 ha | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 12,248 ha | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 11,074 ha | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,893 ha | 2,196 ha | 5,866 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,848 ha | 2,993 ha | 30,280 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,760 ha | 22,721 ha | 45,811 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,770 ha | 13,160 ha | 26,220 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,526 ha | 9,660 ha | 13,840 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,512 ha | 6,807 ha | 11,519 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,922 ha | 10,431 ha | 14,338 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 21 China 14,604 ha compare
- 21 China, mainland 14,604 ha compare
- 23 Peru 13,038 ha compare
- 25 South Africa 10,390 ha compare
- 26 Australia 6,304 ha compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 6,304 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cow peas, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka?
- Cow peas, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka was 11,074 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 45,811 ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,196 ha in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cow peas, dry — area harvested?
- Sri Lanka ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cow peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Cow peas, dry — Area harvested. 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.