Rice and products — Import quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice and products — Import quantity was 44 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice and products — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice and products — import quantity in Sri Lanka is 44 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 96.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,175 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24 1000 t, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice and products — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 221 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 55 1000 t | -75.1% |
| 2012 | 68 1000 t | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 35 1000 t | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 882 1000 t | +2420.0% |
| 2015 | 420 1000 t | -52.4% |
| 2016 | 44 1000 t | -89.5% |
| 2017 | 1,100 1000 t | +2400.0% |
| 2018 | 508 1000 t | -53.8% |
| 2019 | 43 1000 t | -91.5% |
| 2020 | 24 1000 t | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 221 1000 t | +820.8% |
| 2022 | 1,175 1000 t | +431.7% |
| 2023 | 44 1000 t | -96.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 44 1000 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62 1000 t, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 44 1000 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 88.5 1000 t, 50% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice and products — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2420.0% | 35 1000 t | 882 1000 t |
| 2017 | +2400.0% | 44 1000 t | 1,100 1000 t |
| 2021 | +820.8% | 24 1000 t | 221 1000 t |
| 2022 | +431.7% | 221 1000 t | 1,175 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 337.6 1000 t | 35 1000 t | 1,100 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 366 1000 t | 24 1000 t | 1,175 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 132 Slovenia 48 1000 t compare
- 133 Tajikistan 47 1000 t compare
- 135 Greece 42 1000 t compare
- 136 Dominican Republic 36 1000 t compare
- 137 Albania 35 1000 t compare
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 rice and products — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Rice and products — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 44 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,175 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 1000 t in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice and products — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Rice and products — Import quantity. 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.