Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 18.53 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is 18.53 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 449.1% on the previous year and up 6,015.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 83.89 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -32.6 % change on previous year, in 1966.
Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.3425 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -4.38 % change on previous year | +1180.4% |
| 1964 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1965 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -381.6% |
| 1966 | -32.6 % change on previous year | +1034.1% |
| 1967 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1968 | -23 % change on previous year | -364.5% |
| 1969 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1970 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 1971 | 15.79 % change on previous year | +484.2% |
| 1972 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1973 | -23.81 % change on previous year | +423.8% |
| 1974 | 18.75 % change on previous year | -178.8% |
| 1975 | 39.47 % change on previous year | +110.5% |
| 1976 | -20.75 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1977 | 61.9 % change on previous year | -398.3% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 2.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 18.57 % change on previous year | +531.4% |
| 1981 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1982 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1983 | 83.89 % change on previous year | +3591.1% |
| 1984 | -9.91 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1985 | 24.61 % change on previous year | -348.4% |
| 1986 | 17.62 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1987 | -9.5 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 1988 | 10.59 % change on previous year | -211.4% |
| 1989 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 1990 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -411.8% |
| 1991 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1992 | 18.01 % change on previous year | +1581.1% |
| 1993 | -5.22 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6697 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1995 | -2.69 % change on previous year | +302.1% |
| 1996 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -406.7% |
| 1997 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1998 | -27.64 % change on previous year | +2227.3% |
| 1999 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 2000 | -3.03 % change on previous year | -174.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2002 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -387.4% |
| 2003 | -4.05 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2381 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2005 | 0.895 % change on previous year | -475.9% |
| 2006 | 11.06 % change on previous year | +1135.6% |
| 2007 | -24.65 % change on previous year | -322.9% |
| 2008 | -8.76 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2009 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 2010 | 8.16 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2011 | -17.91 % change on previous year | -319.6% |
| 2012 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2013 | 64.87 % change on previous year | +1782.7% |
| 2014 | 0.303 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 2015 | -18.25 % change on previous year | -6121.5% |
| 2016 | 38.18 % change on previous year | -309.2% |
| 2017 | -24.01 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 2018 | -12.11 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 2019 | -17.62 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 11.33 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2021 | -0.4644 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2022 | 7.07 % change on previous year | -1623.5% |
| 2023 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2024 | 18.53 % change on previous year | +449.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.17 % change on previous year | -32.6 % change on previous year | 8.7 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.25 % change on previous year | -23.81 % change on previous year | 61.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6 % change on previous year | -9.91 % change on previous year | 83.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -27.64 % change on previous year | 18.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.47 % change on previous year | -24.65 % change on previous year | 11.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 % change on previous year | -24.01 % change on previous year | 64.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 % change on previous year | -0.4644 % change on previous year | 18.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 18.53 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 83.89 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.6 % change on previous year in 1966.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,015.9%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.