Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0012 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0012 1000 USD per person.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0038 1000 USD per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per person, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -71.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +518.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -36.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -56.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +239.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +52.6% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +55.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +44.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +32.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +27.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -61.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +52.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -37.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0012 1000 USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 1000 USD per person, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0012 1000 USD per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0112 1000 USD per person, 11% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +518.0% | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person |
| 1966 | +239.3% | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 0.003 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | 0.0022 1000 USD 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 — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Sri Lanka was 0.0012 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 1000 USD per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.