Ginger, raw — Yield in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Ginger, raw — Yield was 9,407 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, ginger, raw — yield in Sri Lanka stood at 9,407 kg/ha.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 10,702 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,147 kg/ha, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Yield in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,840 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,720 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 1,700 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1,868 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 2,578 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 1966 | 2,380 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 2,324 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 1,540 kg/ha | -33.7% |
| 1969 | 1,862 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 1,785 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 1,147 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1972 | 1,716 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 1973 | 1,954 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 1,332 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1975 | 1,310 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,472 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 1,458 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,750 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 2,000 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 2,333 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 3,032 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1982 | 3,350 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 6,110 kg/ha | +82.4% |
| 1984 | 5,064 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 5,749 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 6,056 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 4,314 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 4,312 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,859 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 4,608 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 4,720 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3,864 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 4,210 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 3,970 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 3,675 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 3,648 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3,839 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3,574 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 3,510 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,678 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3,843 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3,938 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,872 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4,391 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 4,963 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 4,971 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,405 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 5,262 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,704 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 5,821 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5,692 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5,605 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6,187 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 7,210 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 7,666 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 9,318 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 8,675 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 7,108 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 8,541 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 8,906 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 9,259 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 10,679 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 10,702 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 9,407 kg/ha | -12.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9,407 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,628 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 9,407 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 9,407 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +82.4% | 3,350 kg/ha | 6,110 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,979 kg/ha | 1,540 kg/ha | 2,578 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,592 kg/ha | 1,147 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,518 kg/ha | 2,333 kg/ha | 6,110 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,962 kg/ha | 3,510 kg/ha | 4,720 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,603 kg/ha | 3,678 kg/ha | 5,704 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,182 kg/ha | 5,605 kg/ha | 9,318 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,791 kg/ha | 8,906 kg/ha | 10,702 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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)
- 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 ginger, raw — yield in Sri Lanka?
- Ginger, raw — yield in Sri Lanka was 9,407 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10,702 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,147 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ginger, raw — yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Ginger, raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.