Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land use vs yield change in cereal production was 177 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
177
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
49th
of 147 countries
All-time high
234
in 2013
All-time low
88
in 1965
Years of data
54
1961–2014
Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 177 for land use vs yield change in cereal production in 2014.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sri Lanka peaked at 234 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88, in 1965.
That places Sri Lanka 49th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 105 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 108 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 106 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 88 | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 108 | +22.7% |
| 1967 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 113 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 108 | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 142 | +31.5% |
| 1971 | 136 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 127 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 136 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 162 | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 128 | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 134 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 158 | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 167 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 155 | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 161 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 165 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 148 | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 153 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 174 | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 169 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 164 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 135 | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 160 | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 135 | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 161 | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 154 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 149 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 160 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 174 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 173 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 129 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 134 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 149 | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 168 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 161 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 148 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 157 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 176 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 139 | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 176 | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 176 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 159 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 206 | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 185 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 209 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 213 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 210 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 234 | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 177 | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.89 | 88 | 113 | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.5 | 127 | 167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 156.4 | 135 | 174 | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.1 | 129 | 174 | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.3 | 139 | 206 | 10 |
| 2010s | 208.6 | 177 | 234 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- 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 land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sri Lanka?
- Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sri Lanka was 177 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 234 in 2013.
- What is the lowest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land use vs yield change in cereal production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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