Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0049 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0049 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0049 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -92.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | +574.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -65.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | +93.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per person | +106.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | +28.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -53.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | +46.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +66.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | +52.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -67.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per person | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per person | -79.0% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per person | -97.4% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per person | +394.1% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | -67.0% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per person | +117.7% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | -91.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0029 ha per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.003 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.003 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.003 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 ha per person | +4.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0049 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 8.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0049 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0043 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +574.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1986 | +394.1% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 19 Chad 0.0067 ha per person compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0063 ha per person compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 0.0052 ha per person compare
- 23 Sudan 0.0049 ha per person compare
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0043 ha per person compare
- 25 Belarus 0.0039 ha per person 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0049 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.