Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 102.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Sri Lanka stood at 102.57.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 116.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.91, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 118th out of 185 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.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.91 | — |
| 1962 | 23.12 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 24.11 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 25.34 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 23.83 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 23.89 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 26.15 | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 27.08 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 26.78 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 27.94 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 28.02 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 27.4 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 27.12 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 29.74 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 31.04 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 31.01 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 31.67 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 32.96 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 37.64 | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 40.03 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 38.74 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 36.47 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 40.36 | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 38.7 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 39.98 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 39.79 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.28 | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 37.41 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 35.56 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 38.85 | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 58.27 | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 51.67 | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 59.7 | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 63.4 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 64.88 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 61.88 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 64.91 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 66.09 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 68 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 71.23 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 69.29 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 71.53 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 72.29 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 71.08 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 75.54 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 75.65 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.73 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 81.13 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 76.56 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 94.42 | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 92.2 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 95.39 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 101.49 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 96.55 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 104.8 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 98.65 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 88.64 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 97.73 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 99.44 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 107.49 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 116.33 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 94.45 | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 101.92 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 102.57 | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 102.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106.78, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 102.57 is below the median for South Asia, which is 112.88, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +50.0% | 38.85 | 58.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.69 | 21.91 | 27.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.45 | 27.12 | 37.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.23 | 35.28 | 40.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.77 | 38.85 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9 | 69.29 | 81.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.93 | 88.64 | 104.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.55 | 94.45 | 116.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 115 Iceland 102.9 compare
- 116 Nauru 102.85 compare
- 117 New Zealand 102.62 compare
- 119 El Salvador 102.48 compare
- 120 Papua New Guinea 102.28 compare
- 121 Dominica 102 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Food — gross production index number in Sri Lanka was 102.57 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 116.33 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.91 in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for food — gross production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.