Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 3.74 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3.74 t per square kilometre for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.78 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4078 t per square kilometre, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5204 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4899 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4161 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.495 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4905 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5191 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4162 t per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5807 t per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4507 t per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4078 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.481 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6586 t per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7735 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9121 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8575 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6654 t per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6657 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6029 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5931 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5824 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5886 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.719 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7634 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6505 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8034 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7887 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7543 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6028 t per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6516 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6521 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5451 t per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6269 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6181 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.641 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5941 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4703 t per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6136 t per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5825 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5763 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5272 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4896 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5621 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6417 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7739 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8616 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9903 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 2.27 t per square kilometre | +129.7% |
| 2009 | 2.18 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 3.33 t per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2013 | 3.45 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.99 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 3.81 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.08 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.26 t per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5 t per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 4.06 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 5.18 t per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 7.78 t per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 2022 | 4.37 t per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 3.74 t per square kilometre | -14.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3.74 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65 t per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3.74 t per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.74 t per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4875 t per square kilometre | 0.4161 t per square kilometre | 0.5807 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6475 t per square kilometre | 0.4078 t per square kilometre | 0.9121 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6846 t per square kilometre | 0.5824 t per square kilometre | 0.8034 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5995 t per square kilometre | 0.4703 t per square kilometre | 0.6521 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9872 t per square kilometre | 0.4896 t per square kilometre | 2.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 t per square kilometre | 2.29 t per square kilometre | 4.5 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 t per square kilometre | 3.74 t per square kilometre | 7.78 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 3.74 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4078 t per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.