Potato yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potato yields was 12.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Sri Lanka stood at 12.97 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.34 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.24 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 9.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | 7.02 tonnes per hectare | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.02 tonnes per hectare | 11.27 tonnes per hectare | 13.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | 10.28 tonnes per hectare | 12.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.94 tonnes per hectare | 11.37 tonnes per hectare | 14.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.55 tonnes per hectare | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | 21.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.18 tonnes per hectare | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | 18.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 118 Afghanistan 13.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 120 Iceland 13.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 122 Mongolia 12.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Haiti 12.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 124 Mozambique 12.36 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Sri Lanka?
- Potato yields in Sri Lanka was 12.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.34 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potato yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.