Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Sri Lanka

Cereal yield in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 3,804 kg/ha. Ranked 68 in the world out of 179. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 115.5%.

2023 3,804 kg/ha +25.42% vs 2022
World rank 68of 179
Period maximum 4,733 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 1,682 kg/ha1965

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Sri Lanka, 1961–20231,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,765 kg/ha1963: 1,848 kg/ha1965: 1,682 kg/ha1967: 2,039 kg/ha1969: 2,427 kg/ha1971: 1,939 kg/ha1973: 1,844 kg/ha1975: 1,753 kg/ha1977: 2,023 kg/ha1979: 2,338 kg/ha1981: 2,548 kg/ha1983: 3,066 kg/ha1985: 2,961 kg/ha1987: 2,997 kg/ha1989: 2,881 kg/ha1991: 2,926 kg/ha1993: 3,024 kg/ha1995: 3,053 kg/ha1997: 3,143 kg/ha1999: 3,192 kg/ha2001: 3,425 kg/ha2003: 3,283 kg/ha2005: 3,467 kg/ha2007: 3,728 kg/ha2009: 3,791 kg/ha2011: 3,521 kg/ha2013: 3,834 kg/ha2015: 3,943 kg/ha2017: 3,046 kg/ha2019: 4,724 kg/ha2021: 4,541 kg/ha2023: 3,804 kg/ha
Change over the period: +2,039 (+115.49%) Average annual rate: 1.25 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 3,804 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
South Asia 3,774 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 3,657 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3,444 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 3,804 +771 +25.42%
2022 3,033 −1,508 −33.21%
2021 4,541 −192 −4.06%
2020 4,733 +10 +0.21%
2019 4,724 +962 +25.58%
2018 3,762 +716 +23.49%
2017 3,046 −799 −20.78%
2016 3,845 −98 −2.49%
2015 3,943 +144 +3.78%
2014 3,800 −34 −0.88%
2013 3,834 +251 +6.99%
2012 3,583 +62 +1.76%
2011 3,521 −454 −11.41%
2010 3,974 +184 +4.85%
2009 3,791 +174 +4.81%
2008 3,617 −111 −2.98%
2007 3,728 +148 +4.14%
2006 3,580 +113 +3.25%
2005 3,467 −97 −2.71%
2004 3,564 +281 +8.56%
2003 3,283 −123 −3.6%
2002 3,405 −20 −0.58%
2001 3,425 +87 +2.6%
2000 3,338 +146 +4.58%
1999 3,192 −208 −6.12%
1998 3,400 +257 +8.17%
1997 3,143 +135 +4.48%
1996 3,009 −44 −1.44%
1995 3,053 +151 +5.19%
1994 2,902 −122 −4.04%
1993 3,024 +67 +2.25%
1992 2,958 +32 +1.09%
1991 2,926 −39 −1.32%
1990 2,965 +84 +2.92%
1989 2,881 −36 −1.24%
1988 2,917 −80 −2.68%
1987 2,997 +7 +0.23%
1986 2,991 +30 +1.01%
1985 2,961 +328 +12.45%
1984 2,633 −433 −14.12%
1983 3,066 +310 +11.26%
1982 2,755 +207 +8.14%
1981 2,548 +47 +1.87%
1980 2,501 +163 +6.99%
1979 2,338 +194 +9.03%
1978 2,144 +121 +6%
1977 2,023 +211 +11.63%
1976 1,812 +59 +3.38%
1975 1,753 −133 −7.05%
1974 1,886 +42 +2.29%
1973 1,844 −123 −6.27%
1972 1,967 +28 +1.42%
1971 1,939 −216 −10%
1970 2,155 −272 −11.21%
1969 2,427 +144 +6.29%
1968 2,283 +245 +12%
1967 2,039 +306 +17.64%
1966 1,733 +51 +3.05%
1965 1,682 −235 −12.28%
1964 1,917 +69 +3.71%
1963 1,848 −21 −1.11%
1962 1,869 +104 +5.87%
1961 1,765

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.