Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number was 63.57 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 63.57 for pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 106.55 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.99, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 97th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.46 | — |
| 1962 | 6.99 | -39.0% |
| 1963 | 14.2 | +103.1% |
| 1964 | 20.09 | +41.5% |
| 1965 | 22.72 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 11.46 | -49.6% |
| 1967 | 8.04 | -29.8% |
| 1968 | 9.7 | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 11.72 | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 9.16 | -21.8% |
| 1971 | 11.05 | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 10.59 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 10.23 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 10.43 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 30.2 | +189.5% |
| 1976 | 27.53 | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 23.53 | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 21.37 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 34.98 | +63.7% |
| 1980 | 34.36 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 38.27 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 30.49 | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 50.35 | +65.1% |
| 1984 | 75.65 | +50.2% |
| 1985 | 57.64 | -23.8% |
| 1986 | 62.77 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 57.05 | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 87.78 | +53.9% |
| 1989 | 55.26 | -37.0% |
| 1990 | 57.62 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 54.67 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 53.89 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 53.11 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 51.55 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 51.16 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 46.86 | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 44.91 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 42.96 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 42.83 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.15 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 39 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 41.47 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 42.74 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 47.18 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 53.78 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 54.69 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 64.84 | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 78.55 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 54.28 | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 93.25 | +71.8% |
| 2011 | 100.58 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 93.29 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 101.52 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 103.66 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 100.98 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 95.37 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4 | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 106.55 | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 89.49 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 103.4 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 102.12 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.21 | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 89.15 | +27.0% |
| 2024 | 63.57 | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.93 | 6.99 | 22.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.91 | 9.16 | 34.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.96 | 30.49 | 87.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.96 | 42.83 | 57.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.87 | 39 | 78.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.81 | 83.4 | 106.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.69 | 63.57 | 103.4 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number in Sri Lanka was 63.57 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 106.55 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — gross production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.