Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 59.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka stood at 59.78.
The figure is down 29.1% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 118.6 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14.97, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 93rd out of 105 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.15 | — |
| 1962 | 14.97 | -40.5% |
| 1963 | 29.67 | +98.2% |
| 1964 | 40.97 | +38.1% |
| 1965 | 45.2 | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 22.25 | -50.8% |
| 1967 | 15.24 | -31.5% |
| 1968 | 17.96 | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 21.19 | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 16.19 | -23.6% |
| 1971 | 19.12 | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 17.96 | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 17.01 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 17.03 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.42 | +184.3% |
| 1976 | 43.35 | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 36.38 | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 32.45 | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 52.12 | +60.6% |
| 1980 | 50.27 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 55.06 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 43.33 | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 71.08 | +64.0% |
| 1984 | 106.42 | +49.7% |
| 1985 | 80.55 | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 86.69 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 77.86 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 118.6 | +52.3% |
| 1989 | 73.88 | -37.7% |
| 1990 | 76.55 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 72.08 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 69.93 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 67.76 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 64.82 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 63.27 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 56.85 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 53.46 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 50.18 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 49.11 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 47.46 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 43.22 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 45.49 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 46.53 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 51.02 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 57.78 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 58.37 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 68.73 | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 82.72 | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 56.81 | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 97.02 | +70.8% |
| 2011 | 104 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 95.73 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 103.26 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 104.5 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 100.95 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 94.55 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 82.03 | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 104.01 | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 86.75 | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 99.56 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 97.73 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 66.79 | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 84.31 | +26.2% |
| 2024 | 59.78 | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.84 | 14.97 | 45.2 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30 | 16.19 | 52.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.37 | 43.33 | 118.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.4 | 49.11 | 76.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.81 | 43.22 | 82.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.28 | 82.03 | 104.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.63 | 59.78 | 99.56 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka was 59.78 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 118.6 in 1988.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.97 in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.