Sorghum yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sorghum yields was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.93 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 22.7%
World rank
47th
of 115 countries
All-time high
2.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.5719 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8951 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7113 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 0.852 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8804 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9098 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.668 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5719 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7097 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1972 | 0.644 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7529 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +34.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9618 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9502 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8946 tonnes per hectare | -36.6% |
| 1981 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8515 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9756 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -36.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5831 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6117 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6911 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7034 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9212 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 1996 | 0.951 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9078 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9583 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +105.8% |
| 2024 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.93 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
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- 50 Kyrgyzstan 1.81 tonnes per hectare 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 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 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.