Potatoes and products — Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes and products — Production was 41 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes and products — Production in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — production in Sri Lanka is 41 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — production in Sri Lanka peaked at 102 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41 1000 t, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 121st out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 59 1000 t | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 72 1000 t | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 79 1000 t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 82 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 70 1000 t | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 80 1000 t | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 73 1000 t | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 89 1000 t | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 102 1000 t | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 65 1000 t | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 76 1000 t | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 48 1000 t | -36.8% |
| 2023 | 41 1000 t | -14.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41 1000 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 307.5 1000 t, 13% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 41 1000 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,488 1000 t, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.8 1000 t | 52 1000 t | 102 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 1000 t | 41 1000 t | 76 1000 t | 4 |
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 potatoes and products — production in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes and products — production in Sri Lanka was 41 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 102 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes and products — production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 Potatoes and products — Production. 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.