Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 95.6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 95.6 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 633.5 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 70.43, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 261.16 | — |
| 1962 | 187.36 | -28.3% |
| 1963 | 221.44 | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 283.25 | +27.9% |
| 1965 | 206.99 | -26.9% |
| 1966 | 250.29 | +20.9% |
| 1967 | 284.12 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 287.56 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 244.29 | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 260.34 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 202.62 | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 194.47 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 310.13 | +59.5% |
| 1974 | 523.5 | +68.8% |
| 1975 | 633.5 | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 598.98 | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 402.72 | -32.8% |
| 1978 | 412.69 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 452.1 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 380.42 | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 465.6 | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 442.4 | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 338.75 | -23.4% |
| 1984 | 421.98 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 335.36 | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 260.96 | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 224 | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 240.49 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 234.56 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 207.29 | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 199.53 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 159.28 | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 146.42 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 159.33 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 156.03 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 145.61 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 131.49 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 125.12 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 120.74 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 119.04 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 109.78 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 106.22 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 97.87 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 87.65 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 90.29 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 90.65 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 106.34 | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 112.96 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 100.95 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 98.64 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 99.74 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.9 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 110.79 | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 103.49 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 106.05 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 90.46 | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 80.66 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 86.3 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 70.43 | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 87.59 | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 84.78 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 87.43 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 103.35 | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 95.6 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247.38 | 187.36 | 287.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 399.11 | 194.47 | 633.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 334.45 | 224 | 465.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.08 | 120.74 | 207.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.17 | 87.65 | 119.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.75 | 70.43 | 110.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.75 | 84.78 | 103.35 | 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)
- 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 — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka was 95.6 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 633.5 in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.43 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.