Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 482.4 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Sri Lanka is 482.4 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 705.9 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 383.9 kg/ha, in 1977.
That places Sri Lanka 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 570.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 585.7 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 566.6 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 596.9 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 546.4 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 465.7 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1967 | 500.4 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 536.7 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 522.5 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 530.4 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 559.4 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 594.5 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 424.9 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1974 | 431.9 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 542.4 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 489.6 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 383.9 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 465.6 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 494.5 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 419.9 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 500.5 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 535 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 507.1 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 437 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 626.4 kg/ha | +43.3% |
| 1986 | 687.3 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 524 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1988 | 443.4 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 570.7 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 578.4 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 503.9 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 525.5 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 470.9 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 568 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 596.1 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 552 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 570.4 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 547.4 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 613.3 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 669.6 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 601.5 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 520.6 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 549.1 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 630.6 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 537.6 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 671.6 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 694.4 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 705.9 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 696.5 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 635.8 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 660.4 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 675.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 639 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 659.4 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 661.7 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 681.2 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 554.2 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 588.6 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 632.5 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 568.3 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 691.4 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 605.4 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 550 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 482.4 kg/ha | -12.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 482.4 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 603 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 482.4 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 426.95 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543.53 kg/ha | 465.7 kg/ha | 596.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 491.71 kg/ha | 383.9 kg/ha | 594.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 525.13 kg/ha | 419.9 kg/ha | 687.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 552.59 kg/ha | 470.9 kg/ha | 613.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 627.74 kg/ha | 520.6 kg/ha | 705.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.86 kg/ha | 554.2 kg/ha | 681.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 579.5 kg/ha | 482.4 kg/ha | 691.4 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 104 French Polynesia 516.6 kg/ha compare
- 105 Lebanon 512.2 kg/ha compare
- 106 Palestine 482.9 kg/ha compare
- 108 North Macedonia 468.4 kg/ha compare
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 466.9 kg/ha compare
- 110 China, Taiwan Province of 459.2 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Sri Lanka?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Sri Lanka was 482.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 705.9 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 383.9 kg/ha in 1977.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. 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.