Rice yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice yields was 4.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Sri Lanka stood at 4.15 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.77 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Sri Lanka?
- Rice yields in Sri Lanka was 4.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.