Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 was 108.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Sri Lanka is 108.22, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 132.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.1, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.82 | — |
| 1962 | 26.1 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 28.52 | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 30.78 | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 33 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 33.44 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 38.94 | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 31.89 | -18.1% |
| 1969 | 31.28 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 33.16 | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 37.38 | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 36.74 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 39.25 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 46.28 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 62.82 | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 66.3 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 61.8 | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 60.71 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 95.38 | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 111.79 | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 83.73 | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 68.14 | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 86.77 | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 73.78 | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 61.57 | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 70.59 | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 61.86 | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 64.98 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 63.99 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 61.65 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 58.26 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 59.84 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 64.76 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 66.92 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 68.27 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 65.63 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 66.17 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 63.85 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 66.13 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 64.88 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 66.74 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 67.88 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 66.9 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 67.73 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.12 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 72.71 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.23 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 77.42 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 70.75 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 81.8 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 85.85 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 90.87 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 95.85 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 100.2 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 99.49 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.31 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.26 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 110.43 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 94.28 | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 132.99 | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 122.64 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 116.74 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 112.81 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 108.22 | -4.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 108.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105.72, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 108.22 is below the median for South Asia, which is 109.09, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +57.1% | 60.71 | 95.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.2 | 26.1 | 38.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.98 | 33.16 | 95.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.72 | 61.57 | 111.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.15 | 58.26 | 68.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.34 | 64.88 | 77.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.53 | 81.8 | 110.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.68 | 108.22 | 132.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Sri Lanka was 108.22 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 132.99 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.