Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 19.53 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
19.53 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 526.2%
World rank
6th
of 128 countries
All-time high
28.57 % change on previous year
in 1963
All-time low
-28.4 % change on previous year
in 1999
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 19.53 % change on previous year for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 526.2% on the previous year and up 369.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 28.57 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -28.4 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -10.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 28.57 % change on previous year | -367.5% |
| 1964 | 24.91 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1965 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1966 | 15.12 % change on previous year | +132.3% |
| 1967 | 23.82 % change on previous year | +57.5% |
| 1968 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 1969 | 6.1 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -23.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0.3238 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 1977 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -1392.7% |
| 1978 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -477.2% |
| 1979 | 18.18 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 20.71 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1981 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1982 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 1983 | -17.85 % change on previous year | -424.2% |
| 1984 | 13.11 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 1985 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1986 | -9.57 % change on previous year | +95.3% |
| 1987 | -14.21 % change on previous year | +48.5% |
| 1988 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -129.6% |
| 1989 | -16.52 % change on previous year | -492.4% |
| 1990 | -4.09 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1991 | -10.39 % change on previous year | +154.3% |
| 1992 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 1993 | 12.41 % change on previous year | +151.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9757 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1995 | -9.91 % change on previous year | -1116.2% |
| 1996 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 1997 | -4.45 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -14.56 % change on previous year | +226.9% |
| 1999 | -28.4 % change on previous year | +95.1% |
| 2000 | -6.47 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2001 | -18.97 % change on previous year | +193.2% |
| 2002 | -13.22 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2003 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9 % change on previous year | -1036.9% |
| 2005 | -12.64 % change on previous year | -206.3% |
| 2006 | -17.43 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 6.77 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 2008 | -20.15 % change on previous year | -397.5% |
| 2009 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 2010 | 15.84 % change on previous year | +384.2% |
| 2011 | -19.53 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 2012 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2013 | -0.75 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2014 | -7.25 % change on previous year | +867.3% |
| 2015 | -13.85 % change on previous year | +90.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7 % change on previous year | -213.3% |
| 2017 | -19.84 % change on previous year | -226.3% |
| 2018 | -9.04 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 2019 | -13.68 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 2020 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 2021 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -582.4% |
| 2022 | -18.44 % change on previous year | -439.6% |
| 2023 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 2024 | 19.53 % change on previous year | -526.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.37 % change on previous year | -10.68 % change on previous year | 28.57 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -23.98 % change on previous year | 18.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.53 % change on previous year | -17.85 % change on previous year | 20.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.79 % change on previous year | -28.4 % change on previous year | 12.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.82 % change on previous year | -20.15 % change on previous year | 11.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.53 % change on previous year | -19.84 % change on previous year | 15.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1626 % change on previous year | -18.44 % change on previous year | 19.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 3 Peru 29.33 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Melanesia 11.06 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Malawi 25.49 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 7.72 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Croatia 23.25 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Türkiye 3.5 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Pakistan 17.57 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5877 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Jordan 17.31 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.3435 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 16.1 % change on previous year compare
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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 19.53 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 28.57 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.4 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 369.2%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.