Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0005 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 119th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | -38.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | +50.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | +69.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per person | +55.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -64.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | +64.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 6% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.