Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0045 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0045 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0071 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 ha per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0042 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.005 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.004 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.005 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.007 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0056 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.004 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.004 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.005 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 ha per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0045 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Vegetables Primary — 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.