Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, per capita was 0.0074 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0074 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.3% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.014 t per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 t per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 t per person | -40.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 t per person | +98.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0048 t per person | +38.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0053 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 t per person | -50.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 t per person | -31.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 t per person | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 t per person | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 t per person | -23.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 t per person | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.002 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.002 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 t per person | +184.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0061 t per person | +60.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 t per person | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 t per person | +64.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 t per person | +49.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 t per person | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0102 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.014 t per person | +52.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 t per person | -37.7% |
| 1990 | 0.009 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.008 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 t per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 t per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.006 t per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 t per person | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 t per person | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 t per person | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 t per person | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 t per person | +70.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 t per person | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 t per person | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.01 t per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 t per person | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 t per person | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 t per person | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0118 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 t per person | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 t per person | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0074 t per person | -28.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0074 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0046 t per person, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +184.4% | 0.002 t per person | 0.0057 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0058 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0098 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 t per person | 0.01 t per person | 0.0128 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 t per person | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0121 t 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 — production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0074 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 t per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 t per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.