Millet — Area harvested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Millet — Area harvested was 7,596 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, millet — area harvested in Sri Lanka stood at 7,596 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Sri Lanka peaked at 48,350 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4,212 ha, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 86 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.
Millet — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,206 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,321 ha | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 31,000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 23,572 ha | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 27,540 ha | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 35,893 ha | +30.3% |
| 1967 | 23,901 ha | -33.4% |
| 1968 | 22,375 ha | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 24,396 ha | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 24,397 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20,620 ha | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 22,780 ha | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 31,962 ha | +40.3% |
| 1974 | 40,902 ha | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 48,350 ha | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 43,656 ha | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 37,858 ha | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 34,937 ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 26,460 ha | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 24,055 ha | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 22,200 ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 22,717 ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 21,530 ha | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 18,070 ha | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 14,420 ha | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 14,401 ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 12,218 ha | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 12,780 ha | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 10,490 ha | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 11,710 ha | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 11,142 ha | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 8,716 ha | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 10,320 ha | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 9,950 ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 7,883 ha | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 6,435 ha | -18.4% |
| 1997 | 5,756 ha | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 6,260 ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 6,650 ha | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 6,740 ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5,740 ha | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 5,570 ha | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 7,560 ha | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 5,250 ha | -30.6% |
| 2005 | 6,290 ha | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 5,970 ha | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5,480 ha | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 6,080 ha | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 5,930 ha | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6,600 ha | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 5,280 ha | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 5,910 ha | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 6,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7,407 ha | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 7,007 ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6,184 ha | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 4,246 ha | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 6,824 ha | +60.7% |
| 2019 | 4,212 ha | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 4,679 ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 6,420 ha | +37.2% |
| 2022 | 9,257 ha | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 8,317 ha | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 7,596 ha | -8.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 7,596 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,746 ha, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 7,596 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 9,300 ha, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,356 ha | 22,375 ha | 35,893 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,192 ha | 20,620 ha | 48,350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,288 ha | 10,490 ha | 24,055 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,482 ha | 5,756 ha | 11,710 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,061 ha | 5,250 ha | 7,560 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,967 ha | 4,212 ha | 7,407 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,254 ha | 4,679 ha | 9,257 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- 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 millet — area harvested in Sri Lanka?
- Millet — area harvested in Sri Lanka was 7,596 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48,350 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,212 ha in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for millet — area harvested?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Millet — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.