Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Seed cotton, unginned — Yield was 2,000 kg/ha in 1990. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Sri Lanka, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — yield in Sri Lanka is 2,000 kg/ha, measured in 1990.
That represents a change of up 57.1% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Sri Lanka peaked at 5,424 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 572.9 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 104 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,107 kg/ha | 572.9 kg/ha | 1,891 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,760 kg/ha | 1,048 kg/ha | 4,012 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,359 kg/ha | 622.8 kg/ha | 5,424 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 8,514 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — yield in Sri Lanka?
- Seed cotton, unginned — yield in Sri Lanka was 2,000 kg/ha in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5,424 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 572.9 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 1990.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — yield rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.