Rice — Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Production was 4.51 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.51 million t
Change on year
up 33.0%
World rank
18th
of 133 countries
All-time high
5.15 million t
in 2021
All-time low
764,158 t
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production in Sri Lanka is 4.51 million t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.15 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 764,158 t, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 923,024 t | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 million t | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 1.05 million t | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.07 million t | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 764,158 t | -28.9% |
| 1966 | 980,746 t | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 1.16 million t | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 1.36 million t | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 1.38 million t | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.62 million t | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 1.40 million t | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 1.31 million t | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 1.31 million t | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.60 million t | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 1.15 million t | -28.0% |
| 1976 | 1.25 million t | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.68 million t | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 1.89 million t | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 1.92 million t | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.13 million t | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 2.23 million t | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 2.16 million t | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.48 million t | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 2.42 million t | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.66 million t | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 2.59 million t | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.13 million t | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 2.48 million t | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 2.06 million t | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 2.54 million t | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 2.39 million t | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.34 million t | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.57 million t | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 2.68 million t | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.81 million t | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 2.06 million t | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 2.24 million t | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 2.69 million t | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 2.86 million t | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 2.86 million t | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million t | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.86 million t | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million t | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.63 million t | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 3.25 million t | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.13 million t | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.88 million t | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 3.65 million t | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 4.30 million t | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 3.89 million t | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.85 million t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 million t | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 3.38 million t | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 4.82 million t | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 4.42 million t | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million t | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 3.93 million t | +64.9% |
| 2019 | 4.59 million t | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 5.12 million t | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 5.15 million t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.39 million t | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 4.51 million t | +33.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4.51 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 130,000 t, 34.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 4.51 million t is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.72 million t, 79% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 million t | 764,158 t | 1.38 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.51 million t | 1.15 million t | 1.92 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 million t | 2.06 million t | 2.66 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 million t | 2.06 million t | 2.86 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 million t | 2.63 million t | 3.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 million t | 2.38 million t | 4.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 million t | 3.39 million t | 5.15 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 15 Egypt 5.60 million t compare
- 15 Melanesia 10,803 t compare
- 16 Madagascar 5.12 million t compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 181.54 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 181.54 t compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 4.90 million t compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 100 t compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 2.01 million t compare
- 19 Guinea 3.53 million t compare
- 20 Peru 3.37 million t compare
- 21 Mali 3.02 million t compare
- 21 Caribbean 1.22 million t compare
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 rice — production in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — production in Sri Lanka was 4.51 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 764,158 t in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.