Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield was 1,339 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1,339 kg/ha for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 284.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,413 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 142.9 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 222.2 kg/ha | +55.5% |
| 1976 | 142.9 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1977 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 195.6 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 191 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 194.3 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 194.4 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 200.8 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 202.3 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 198.6 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 199.2 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 207.9 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 205.6 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 241.9 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 279.5 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 307.2 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 301.9 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 318.3 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 324.2 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 337.4 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 338.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 344.9 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 347 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 351.4 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 332.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 379.2 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 427.1 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 362.3 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 368.5 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 274.9 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 270.3 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 303 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 331 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 372.5 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 374.2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 364.2 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 366.9 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 348.2 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 437.3 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 538.6 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 1,019 kg/ha | +89.2% |
| 2018 | 1,068 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,132 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,303 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 1,413 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,340 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1,348 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,339 kg/ha | -0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,339 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 817.3 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +89.2% | 538.6 kg/ha | 1,019 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +55.5% | 142.9 kg/ha | 222.2 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +36.9% | 142.9 kg/ha | 195.6 kg/ha |
| 1976 | -35.7% | 222.2 kg/ha | 142.9 kg/ha |
| 2006 | -25.4% | 368.5 kg/ha | 274.9 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +25.6% | 348.2 kg/ha | 437.3 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.9 kg/ha | 142.9 kg/ha | 142.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 150.83 kg/ha | 142.9 kg/ha | 222.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 198.97 kg/ha | 191 kg/ha | 207.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 314.08 kg/ha | 241.9 kg/ha | 347 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 340.05 kg/ha | 270.3 kg/ha | 427.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 602.06 kg/ha | 348.2 kg/ha | 1,132 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,349 kg/ha | 1,303 kg/ha | 1,413 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 535.1 kg/ha compare
- 1 Malaysia 4,782 kg/ha compare
- 2 Dominica 2,007 kg/ha compare
- 4 Madagascar 1,124 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 502.4 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,098 kg/ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 464.4 kg/ha compare
- 6 Togo 1,070 kg/ha compare
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 nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Sri Lanka?
- Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Sri Lanka was 1,339 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,413 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.9 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.5%. 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 Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.