Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0237 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0237 ha per person for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.048 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.02 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0454 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.048 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0471 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0458 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0447 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0433 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0425 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0417 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0396 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0385 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0383 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0364 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0362 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0359 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.035 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0336 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0339 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0335 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0306 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0316 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0286 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0284 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0278 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0276 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.027 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0269 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0265 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0272 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0268 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0254 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0244 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.024 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0235 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0236 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0207 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0206 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0204 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0201 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0205 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0229 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0227 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0225 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0241 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0246 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0223 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0223 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0237 ha per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0444 ha per person | 0.0407 ha per person | 0.048 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0364 ha per person | 0.0336 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 0.0335 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0261 ha per person | 0.0244 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0217 ha per person | 0.0201 ha per person | 0.024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0241 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person | 0.0246 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0237 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.048 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.