Pulses — Food in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pulses — Food was 265 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses — food in Sri Lanka is 265 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 30.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food in Sri Lanka peaked at 273 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 190 1000 t, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 190 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 199 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 210 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 215 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 212 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 258 1000 t | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 239 1000 t | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 259 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 273 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 256 1000 t | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 251 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 248 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 203 1000 t | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 265 1000 t | +30.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 265 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28 1000 t, 9.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 265 1000 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 340 1000 t, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 231.1 1000 t | 190 1000 t | 273 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.75 1000 t | 203 1000 t | 265 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 pulses — food in Sri Lanka?
- Pulses — food in Sri Lanka was 265 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 273 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest pulses — food recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 190 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pulses — food?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, published as part of Pulses — 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.