Cereal yield in Sri Lanka
Cereal farms in Sri Lanka harvested 4,068 kg per hectare in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
4,068
Change from 2023
+6.9%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
61st of 176
Cereal yield in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,068 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 3,804 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 3,033 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 4,541 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 4,733 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 4,724 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 3,762 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 3,046 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 3,845 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 3,943 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 3,800 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 3,834 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 3,583 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 3,521 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 3,974 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 3,791 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 3,617 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 3,728 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 3,580 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 3,467 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 3,564 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 3,283 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 3,405 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 3,425 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 3,338 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.9% from 3,804 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3,800 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +7.1%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 61st highest value.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Agricultural land
48.8%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
4.9%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.21e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
34.9%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
1.59e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
54.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT