Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0008 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.001 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 45th out of 103 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | +103.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 ha per person | +44.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | +45.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | +90.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 ha per person | +52.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per person | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -37.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 ha per person | +8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +103.1% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.