Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.068 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Sri Lanka is 0.068 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2079 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0617 ha per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0782 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | +90.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1129 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1442 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1337 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1443 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1402 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | -59.8% |
| 1985 | 0.089 ha per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1451 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1218 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 0.15 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1714 ha per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1266 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2079 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2009 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1497 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1529 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1788 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1864 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1582 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1451 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1162 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1011 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.088 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.068 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.068 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.068 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1252 ha per square kilometre | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | 0.1714 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | 0.2079 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | 0.1864 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0992 ha per square kilometre | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Sri Lanka?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Sri Lanka was 0.068 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2079 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0617 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.