Sugar Crops Primary — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sugar Crops Primary — Production, per capita was 0.0318 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Crops Primary — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0318 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0885 t per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.011 t per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0124 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0145 t per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0137 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 t per person | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 0.014 t per person | +18.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 t per person | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.013 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 t per person | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0123 t per person | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 t per person | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0196 t per person | +37.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0152 t per person | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0221 t per person | +45.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0217 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.023 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.024 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0232 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0229 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0374 t per person | +53.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0485 t per person | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0469 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0414 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0522 t per person | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0488 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0501 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0516 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0476 t per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0885 t per person | +86.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0725 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0809 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0757 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0509 t per person | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0539 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0552 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0513 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0486 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0509 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0493 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.049 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0558 t per person | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0382 t per person | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0388 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0443 t per person | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0438 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0347 t per person | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0318 t per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0466 t per person | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0462 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0343 t per person | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 t per person | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 t per person | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0298 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.03 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.039 t per person | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0373 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0395 t per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0318 t per person | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 t per person | 0.011 t per person | 0.0145 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0173 t per person | 0.0123 t per person | 0.023 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.037 t per person | 0.0229 t per person | 0.0522 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0615 t per person | 0.0437 t per person | 0.0885 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0482 t per person | 0.0382 t per person | 0.0558 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0366 t per person | 0.0298 t per person | 0.0466 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0368 t per person | 0.0318 t per person | 0.0395 t per person | 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)
- 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)
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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 — production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sugar crops primary — production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0318 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0885 t per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 t per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sugar crops primary — production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar Crops Primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sugar Crops Primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.