Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0723 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0723 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7689 ha per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0526 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1809 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2603 ha per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2221 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3078 ha per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3205 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3029 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2527 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2373 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4299 ha per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6509 ha per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7689 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7263 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4424 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3299 ha per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2606 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2282 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2658 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2595 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2298 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.261 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2355 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2097 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2019 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1965 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1883 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1807 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1441 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1317 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1252 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1024 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1041 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0923 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0884 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0784 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0723 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0723 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.037 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +85.5% | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre | 0.4299 ha per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +66.1% | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | 0.2603 ha per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +51.4% | 0.4299 ha per square kilometre | 0.6509 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2458 ha per square kilometre | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | 0.3205 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4331 ha per square kilometre | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre | 0.7689 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.229 ha per square kilometre | 0.1965 ha per square kilometre | 0.2658 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | 0.1883 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | 0.1317 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0785 ha per square kilometre | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0723 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7689 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0526 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.