Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 107,642 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Sri Lanka is 107,642 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Sri Lanka peaked at 107,642 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,034 ha | — |
| 1962 | 236 ha | -92.2% |
| 1963 | 1,631 ha | +591.1% |
| 1964 | 573 ha | -64.9% |
| 1965 | 1,133 ha | +97.7% |
| 1966 | 952 ha | -16.0% |
| 1967 | 2,017 ha | +111.9% |
| 1968 | 1,138 ha | -43.6% |
| 1969 | 1,206 ha | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 1,400 ha | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 1,838 ha | +31.3% |
| 1972 | 872 ha | -52.6% |
| 1973 | 1,306 ha | +49.8% |
| 1974 | 1,016 ha | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 1,721 ha | +69.4% |
| 1976 | 1,977 ha | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 2,099 ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 3,250 ha | +54.8% |
| 1979 | 3,410 ha | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1,135 ha | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 1,080 ha | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 849 ha | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 540 ha | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 114 ha | -78.9% |
| 1985 | 3 ha | -97.4% |
| 1986 | 15 ha | +400.0% |
| 1987 | 15 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 ha | -66.7% |
| 1989 | 11 ha | +120.0% |
| 1990 | 1 ha | -90.9% |
| 1991 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 ha | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 60,300 ha | — |
| 2011 | 62,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 62,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61,500 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 68,000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 62,200 ha | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 70,600 ha | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 74,600 ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 80,000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 84,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 90,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 93,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 100,355 ha | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 103,807 ha | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 107,642 ha | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,324 ha | 236 ha | 3,034 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,889 ha | 872 ha | 3,410 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 376.7 ha | 3 ha | 1,135 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1429 ha | 0 ha | 1 ha | 7 |
| 2010s | 68,560 ha | 60,300 ha | 84,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,961 ha | 90,000 ha | 107,642 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 29 Tajikistan 123,037 ha compare
- 30 Central African Republic 119,298 ha compare
- 31 France 115,876 ha compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 34 Mozambique 105,447 ha compare
- 35 Uganda 97,002 ha compare
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- 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Sri Lanka?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Sri Lanka was 107,642 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 107,642 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.