Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita was 33.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 33.87. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 111.76 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.87, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.23 | — |
| 1962 | 55.52 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 41.24 | -25.7% |
| 1964 | 37.46 | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 42.95 | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 41.83 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 49.2 | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 43.66 | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 42.23 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 45.63 | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 48.64 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 50.03 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 51.68 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 58.22 | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 60.29 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 62.11 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 64.22 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 59.9 | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 68.33 | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 66.1 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 57.43 | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 64.83 | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 90.86 | +40.2% |
| 1984 | 34.87 | -61.6% |
| 1985 | 39.36 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 53.28 | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 51.87 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 54.02 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 69.53 | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 54.73 | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 37.07 | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 72.17 | +94.7% |
| 1993 | 62.78 | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 70.45 | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 65.25 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 51.87 | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 59.45 | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 43.77 | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 81.61 | +86.5% |
| 2000 | 60.12 | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 51.52 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 49.55 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 49.87 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 56.22 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 79.31 | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 96.86 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 106.82 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 75.86 | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 90.43 | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 84.84 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 82.43 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 97.87 | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 86.02 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 111.76 | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 101.93 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 86.31 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 73.96 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 58.76 | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 50.31 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 70.81 | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 77.36 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 43.22 | -44.1% |
| 2023 | 34.77 | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 33.87 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.37 | 37.46 | 55.52 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.9 | 45.63 | 68.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.21 | 34.87 | 90.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.91 | 37.07 | 81.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.66 | 49.55 | 106.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.42 | 50.31 | 111.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.01 | 33.87 | 77.36 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka was 33.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 111.76 in 2014.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.87 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.