Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 ha per person for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1989.
That places Sri Lanka 93rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | +39.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | +42.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | +84.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | +144.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 ha per person | +55.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | -40.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | -63.1% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per person | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | -66.8% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | -42.3% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per person | -34.0% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | +73.9% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | +74.4% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | +74.3% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | -47.6% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | +78.5% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -56.9% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | +211.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | +42.5% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | +98.9% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | +38.8% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -8.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +211.0% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 90 Jordan 0 ha per person compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 0 ha per person compare
- 92 Algeria 0 ha per person compare
- 94 Peru 0 ha per person compare
- 95 Tajikistan 0 ha per person compare
- 96 Philippines 0 ha per person 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, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.