Groundnut yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Groundnut yields was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
49th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.3 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
All-time low
0.3807 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut yields in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.62 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.3 tonnes per hectare in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.3807 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Sri Lanka 49th out of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +63.0% |
| 1964 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | -45.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7856 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +59.2% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8546 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1971 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1972 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +88.7% |
| 1973 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -51.3% |
| 1975 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 1976 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8396 tonnes per hectare | -50.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4428 tonnes per hectare | -47.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6155 tonnes per hectare | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5905 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5204 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3807 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4795 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5915 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5784 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6584 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5711 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4253 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5624 tonnes per hectare | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5398 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5974 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5823 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.573 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6191 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6368 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6708 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6674 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.629 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7946 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8278 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8422 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9981 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +46.8% |
| 2018 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7856 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.4428 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5616 tonnes per hectare | 0.3807 tonnes per hectare | 0.6584 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5702 tonnes per hectare | 0.4253 tonnes per hectare | 0.6368 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8403 tonnes per hectare | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 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 groundnut yields in Sri Lanka?
- Groundnut yields in Sri Lanka was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3807 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for groundnut yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.