Sugar cane yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sugar cane yields was 36.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane 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, sugar cane yields in Sri Lanka stood at 36.99 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 27.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 66.97 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 110 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 | 25.44 tonnes per hectare | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | 39.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.42 tonnes per hectare | 42.11 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.47 tonnes per hectare | 22.66 tonnes per hectare | 42.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.59 tonnes per hectare | 29.19 tonnes per hectare | 64.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.27 tonnes per hectare | 55 tonnes per hectare | 66.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.18 tonnes per hectare | 34.61 tonnes per hectare | 61.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.29 tonnes per hectare | 36.99 tonnes per hectare | 59.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Sri Lanka?
- Sugar cane yields in Sri Lanka was 36.99 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 66.97 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sugar cane yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.