Starchy Roots — Import quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Starchy Roots — Import quantity was 191 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 191 1000 t for starchy roots — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 191 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 142 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 162 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 157 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 142 1000 t | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 157 1000 t | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 155 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 186 1000 t | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 186 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 187 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 187 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172 1000 t | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 157 1000 t | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 142 1000 t | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 177 1000 t | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 191 1000 t | +7.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 191 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49 1000 t, 3.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 191 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 82 1000 t, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 169.1 1000 t | 142 1000 t | 187 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.75 1000 t | 142 1000 t | 191 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 51 Kuwait 198 1000 t compare
- 52 Jordan 192 1000 t compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 186 1000 t compare
- 55 Uganda 177 1000 t compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 174 1000 t 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 starchy roots — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Starchy roots — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 191 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 191 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for starchy roots — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, published as part of Starchy Roots — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.