Oranges — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Oranges — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oranges — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0003 ha per person for oranges — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per person | +27.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha 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 oranges — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Oranges — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for oranges — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oranges — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oranges — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oranges — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oranges — Area harvested 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
Oranges — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.