Pelagic Fish — Food in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pelagic Fish — Food was 339 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pelagic Fish — Food in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food in Sri Lanka stood at 339 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in Sri Lanka peaked at 488 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 339 1000 t, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 441.9 1000 t | 386 1000 t | 488 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 344.75 1000 t | 339 1000 t | 362 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 8,514 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pelagic fish — food in Sri Lanka?
- Pelagic fish — food in Sri Lanka was 339 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 488 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 339 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pelagic fish — food?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.