Sorghum yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sorghum yields was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum 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, sorghum yields in Sri Lanka stood at 1.93 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.49 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5719 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 114 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8243 tonnes per hectare | 0.668 tonnes per hectare | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9146 tonnes per hectare | 0.5719 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8404 tonnes per hectare | 0.5831 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7617 tonnes per hectare | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | 0.951 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 44 Costa Rica 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 45 Bulgaria 1.96 tonnes per hectare compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 1.93 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 Romania 1.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Thailand 1.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 1.81 tonnes per hectare compare
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 sorghum yields in Sri Lanka?
- Sorghum yields in Sri Lanka was 1.93 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 sorghum yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5719 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sorghum yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Sorghum 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.