Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -8.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -8.79 % change on previous year for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 123.2% on the previous year and down 752.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 214.29 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -66.45 % change on previous year, in 1987.
Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -6.3 % change on previous year | -193.7% |
| 1964 | -22.09 % change on previous year | +250.7% |
| 1965 | 42.78 % change on previous year | -293.7% |
| 1966 | -9.31 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 1967 | -23.86 % change on previous year | +156.3% |
| 1968 | -25.36 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 46.29 % change on previous year | -282.6% |
| 1970 | -22.65 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 1971 | -17.34 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1972 | -0.1279 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 1973 | 88.09 % change on previous year | -68988.2% |
| 1974 | 149.01 % change on previous year | +69.2% |
| 1975 | 58.78 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 1976 | -39.17 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 1977 | -37.76 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1978 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1979 | -62.39 % change on previous year | +997.6% |
| 1980 | -28.21 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1981 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1982 | -33.89 % change on previous year | +848.9% |
| 1983 | 14.85 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1984 | 21.95 % change on previous year | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | -38.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -66.45 % change on previous year | +72.1% |
| 1988 | -41.75 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 1989 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 75 % change on previous year | -325.0% |
| 1991 | 75.71 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 17.89 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1993 | -10.34 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1994 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 1995 | 77.21 % change on previous year | +1572.8% |
| 1996 | -15.35 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9804 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1998 | -46.6 % change on previous year | -4853.4% |
| 1999 | 81.82 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 2000 | -20 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2001 | -56.25 % change on previous year | +181.2% |
| 2002 | 214.29 % change on previous year | -481.0% |
| 2003 | 27.27 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2004 | 25 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2005 | -31.43 % change on previous year | -225.7% |
| 2006 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2007 | -20 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 2009 | -17.65 % change on previous year | -382.4% |
| 2010 | -42.86 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 2011 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 38.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2015 | -6.25 % change on previous year | +506.2% |
| 2016 | -13.33 % change on previous year | +113.3% |
| 2017 | -16.67 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 30.77 % change on previous year | -284.6% |
| 2019 | 17.65 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2020 | 100 % change on previous year | +466.7% |
| 2021 | -12 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 2022 | -62.5 % change on previous year | +420.8% |
| 2023 | 37.88 % change on previous year | -160.6% |
| 2024 | -8.79 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -8.79 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.41 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +68988.2% | -0.1279 % change on previous year | 88.09 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -4853.4% | 0.9804 % change on previous year | -46.6 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +1572.8% | 4.62 % change on previous year | 77.21 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 % change on previous year | -25.36 % change on previous year | 46.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.08 % change on previous year | -62.39 % change on previous year | 149.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -20.9 % change on previous year | -66.45 % change on previous year | 21.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.09 % change on previous year | -46.6 % change on previous year | 81.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.08 % change on previous year | -56.25 % change on previous year | 214.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.565 % change on previous year | -42.86 % change on previous year | 38.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 % change on previous year | -62.5 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 103 Zimbabwe -6.71 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Lesotho -6.78 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Egypt -8.11 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Chad -8.9 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Colombia -10.12 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Ethiopia PDR -10.81 % change on previous year 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 sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -8.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 214.29 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -66.45 % change on previous year in 1987.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 752.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.