Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0007 ha per person.
The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0012 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | +72.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 ha per person | +65.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 ha per person | +37.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | -37.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 ha per person | +64.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.001 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.001 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -25.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +72.0% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0009 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.