Agriculture & Rural in Sri Lanka 3,982 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 1.71 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 27.2% 27th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 1,407 1000 No 2023 up 3.0% 39th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 1,407 1000 No 2023 up 3.0% 40th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 39.71 % 2023 up 8.5% 89th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 17.36 % 2023 up 1.5% 31st Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 23,660 1000 USD 2024 down 22.2% 72nd Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 30,464 1000 USD 2024 up 14.1% 33rd Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 484,677 ha 2024 up 10.2% 4th Coconuts, in shell — Yield 3,744 kg/ha 2024 down 28.2% 55th Coconuts, in shell — Production 1.81 million t 2024 down 21.0% 5th Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.23 No 2024 up 4.5% 94th Share of employment in agriculture 25.9% 2025 down 9.8% 71st Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 25.9% 2025 down 9.8% 71st Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 272.11 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 454.6% 20th Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 17.87 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 245.1% 38th Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 26.0% 2025 down 19.7% 64th Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 25.9% 2025 down 9.8% 71st Millet — Gross Production Index Number 98.69 2024 down 2.1% 43rd Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 92.8 2024 down 8.7% 30th Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 97.16 2024 down 9.2% 55th Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 91.34 2024 down 15.4% 44th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 37.96 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 1,031.7% 39th Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 62,077 1000 USD 2024 up 96.3% 31st Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 0.1443 t per square kilometre 2023 up 23.5% 64th Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0998 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 3.8% 28th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 3.05 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 27.4% 44th Lemons and limes — Gross Production Value 9,881 1000 USD 2024 up 52.1% 41st Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 6,088 1000 Int$ 2024 down 53.9% 27th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 27,936 t 2024 down 53.9% 27th Soya beans — Gross Production Value 6,015 1000 USD 2024 down 8.7% 52nd Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 30.42 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 268.0% 46th Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number 76.15 2024 down 21.0% 71st Coconuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number 71.63 2024 down 26.3% 68th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 3,700 ha 2024 down 34.8% 24th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 7,550 kg/ha 2024 down 29.4% 44th Coffee, green — Production 5,117 t 2024 down 16.0% 38th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 18 % 2022 unchanged 83rd Coffee, green — Gross Production Value 10,693 1000 Int$ 2024 down 16.0% 38th Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 11,475 2023 up 51.9% 40th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 162,849 1000 USD 2024 up 95.2% 23rd Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 6.81 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 33.8% 19th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 963.53 1000 No 2023 up 4.4% 29th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 443.11 1000 No 2023 down 0.0% 49th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 39.81 % 2023 up 4.4% 72nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 39.51 % 2023 up 16.9% 89th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 17.03 % 2023 up 1.4% 9th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 18.12 % 2023 up 1.7% 44th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 31.5 % 2023 down 2.9% 112th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 963.53 1000 No 2023 up 4.4% 30th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 443.11 1000 No 2023 down 0.0% 50th Alcohol, Non-Food — Domestic supply quantity 10,774 t 2013 down 19.2% 55th Alcohol, Non-Food — Other uses 10,774 t 2013 down 19.2% 55th Brans — Import Quantity 651 t 2013 up 4,550.0% 99th Brans — Export Quantity 92,405 t 2013 down 43.7% 21st Hard Fibres, Other — Import Quantity 8 t 2013 down 50.0% 111th Hard Fibres, Other — Domestic supply quantity -161,906 t 2013 down 2,017.6% 144th Hard Fibres, Other — Other uses 144,997 t 2013 up 1,615.7% 2nd Oilseed Cakes, Other — Import Quantity 568 t 2013 — 50th Rape and Mustardseed — Import Quantity 2,240 t 2013 up 36.2% 50th Rape and Mustardseed — Domestic supply quantity 2,417 t 2013 up 25.9% 65th ← Previous Page 19 of 67 Next →