Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per was 0.0024 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0024 t per person.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0079 t per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 t per person, in 1984.
Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 124 countries on this measure, 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) — Production, per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 t per person | -25.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 t per person | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 t per person | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.003 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.004 t per person | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 t per person | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 t per person | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 t per person | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 t per person | +40.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 t per person | -61.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 t per person | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 t per person | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 t per person | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 t per person | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 t per person | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 t per person | +94.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 t per person | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 t per person | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.003 t per person | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 t per person | +86.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 t per person | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 t per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 t per person | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 t per person | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 t per person | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 t per person | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 t per person | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 t per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 t per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 t per person | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 t per person | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 t per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 t per person | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 t per person | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 t per person | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 t per person | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.005 t per person | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 t per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.003 t per person | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 t per person | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 t per person | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0024 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0106 t per person, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0024 t per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0024 t per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0062 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0056 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0073 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0079 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 5 |
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- 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) — production, per in Sri Lanka?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Sri Lanka was 0.0024 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 t per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 t per person in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. 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) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production divided by Population, total, 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) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.