Sesame seed — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sesame seed — Producer Price was 643,256 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — producer price in Sri Lanka is 643,256 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 218.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 643,256 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,760 SLC, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16,760 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 18,360 SLC | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 18,070 SLC | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 18,240 SLC | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 21,550 SLC | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 36,680 SLC | +70.2% |
| 1997 | 37,550 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 32,400 SLC | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 40,210 SLC | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 45,030 SLC | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 49,530 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 49,010 SLC | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 44,080 SLC | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 49,190 SLC | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 58,500 SLC | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 55,770 SLC | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 70,980 SLC | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 148,590 SLC | +109.3% |
| 2009 | 111,040 SLC | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 99,140 SLC | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 138,430 SLC | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 122,950 SLC | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 185,626 SLC | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 202,050 SLC | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 152,799 SLC | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 139,330 SLC | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 171,601 SLC | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 211,920 SLC | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 306,164 SLC | +44.5% |
| 2020 | 375,447 SLC | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 319,544 SLC | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 392,197 SLC | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 588,246 SLC | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 643,256 SLC | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,647 SLC | 16,760 SLC | 40,210 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 68,172 SLC | 44,080 SLC | 148,590 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,001 SLC | 99,140 SLC | 306,164 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 463,738 SLC | 319,544 SLC | 643,256 SLC | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Sesame seed — producer price in Sri Lanka was 643,256 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 643,256 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,760 SLC in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sesame seed — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.4%. 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 Sesame seed — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.