Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0002 ha per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0036 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 99 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 ha per person | +62.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 ha per person | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 ha per person | +81.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 ha per person | +48.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.002 ha per person | -40.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 ha per person | -26.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.001 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.001 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +81.9% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person |
| 1963 | +62.1% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person |
| 1974 | +48.6% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested 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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.