Millet yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Millet yields was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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
The most recent figure for millet yields in Sri Lanka is 1.14 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5069 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6632 tonnes per hectare | 0.5511 tonnes per hectare | 0.7837 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5755 tonnes per hectare | 0.5069 tonnes per hectare | 0.6387 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.6225 tonnes per hectare | 0.7399 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.667 tonnes per hectare | 0.6058 tonnes per hectare | 0.7398 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9102 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Sri Lanka?
- Millet yields in Sri Lanka was 1.14 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 millet yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5069 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for millet yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.