Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production was 36.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in Sri Lanka stood at 36.04.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in Sri Lanka peaked at 110.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.38, in 1964.
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 Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.72 | — |
| 1962 | 25.94 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 19.74 | -23.9% |
| 1964 | 18.38 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 21.59 | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 21.55 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 25.96 | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 23.6 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 23.37 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 25.82 | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 28.12 | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 29.51 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 31.09 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 35.67 | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 37.62 | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 39.46 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 41.55 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 39.48 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 45.88 | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 45.2 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 39.93 | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 45.64 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 64.39 | +41.1% |
| 1984 | 24.8 | -61.5% |
| 1985 | 28.18 | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 38.6 | +37.0% |
| 1987 | 38.02 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 40 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 52.03 | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 41.22 | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 28.13 | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 55.63 | +97.8% |
| 1993 | 49.23 | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 56.05 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 52.78 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 42.77 | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 49.96 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 37.49 | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 71.2 | +89.9% |
| 2000 | 53.42 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 46.51 | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 45.2 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 45.82 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.01 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 73.84 | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 90.79 | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 100.81 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 72.07 | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 86.45 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 81.58 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 79.75 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.42 | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 84.61 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 110.9 | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 102.01 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 87.09 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 75.24 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 60.22 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 51.92 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 73.58 | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 80.87 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 45.45 | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 36.78 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 36.04 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.76 | 18.38 | 25.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.42 | 25.82 | 45.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.68 | 24.8 | 64.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.45 | 28.13 | 71.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.69 | 45.2 | 100.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.87 | 51.92 | 110.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.54 | 36.04 | 80.87 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in Sri Lanka?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in Sri Lanka was 36.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.38 in 1964.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. 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 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.