Agriculture & Rural in Sri Lanka

4,078 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Tomatoes — Terms of trade 17.3 % 2024 up 180.4% 87th
Coffee and products — Production 5 1000 t 2023 down 16.7% 49th
Coconuts - Incl Copra — Production 2,061 1000 t 2023 up 2.5% 7th
Oranges — Terms of trade 1,136 % 2024 up 1,144.5% 3rd
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 39,610 1000 USD 2024 up 17.2% 12th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and 93.75 % 2023 down 0.4% 34th
Rape and Mustardseed — Seed 5 t 2013 up 25.0% 54th
Gross Output (Agriculture) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 1.04 million million SLC 2023 up 32.2% 20th
Gross Output (Agriculture) — Value US$, 2015 prices 7,666 million USD 2023 up 32.2% 41st
Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value 704,086 1000 SLC 2024 up 38.5% 18th
Tea leaves — Gross Production Value 292.81 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 135.8% 6th
Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 11.25 % 2023 up 28.6% 36th
Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 1.97 % 2023 down 8.5% 40th
Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth US$ 9.59 % 2023 up 27.7% 31st
Value Added (Agriculture) — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.97 % 2023 down 8.5% 40th
Fish, Liver Oil — Production 0 1000 t 2023 — 10th
Rape and Mustardseed — Production 0 1000 t 2023 — 67th
Millet and products — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 40th
Oranges — Import dependency ratio 0.19 2024 down 58.7% 45th
Oranges — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.81 2024 up 50.0% 52nd
Mustard seed — Gross Production Value 605 1000 USD 2024 up 114.5% 14th
Fertilizer application rates over the long-run 245.2 kilograms per hectare 2014 down 14.6% 31st
Grapes — Terms of trade 114.79 % 2024 down 29.1% 29th
Rape and Mustardseed — Losses 0 1000 t 2023 — 57th
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Gross Production Value 10.61 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 562.0% 4th
Fish, Liver Oil — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 2nd
Gross Output (Agriculture) — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 2.46 % 2023 down 34.0% 37th
Gross Output (Agriculture) — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.46 % 2023 down 34.0% 37th
Mustard seed — Producer Price Index 224.65 2025 up 114.3% 4th
Sesame seed — Production 11 1000 t 2023 down 21.4% 32nd
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Import quantity 0.14 t 2022 — 31st
Palm kernels — Other uses 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 19th
Soft-Fibres, Other — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 13th
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Gross Production Value 75,394 1000 USD 2024 up 1,059.2% 3rd
Raw milk of buffalo — Gross Production Value 55,011 1000 USD 2024 up 159.6% 9th
Cottonseed Cake — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 — 4th
Cocoa bean yields 0.6809 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 18.3% 9th
Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 9,582 1000 SLC 2024 up 8.2% 25th
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) 5,495 million SLC 2016 up 176.7% 39th
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015) 5,211 million SLC 2016 up 14.9% 36th
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added 0.59 % 2016 down 1.7% 36th
Soya beans — Import dependency ratio 0.01 2024 up 104.2% 57th
Soya beans — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.99 2024 down 20.2% 26th
Crustaceans — Other uses 0 1000 t 2019 — 11th
Pigmeat — Processing 0 1000 t 2023 — 2nd
Ginger, raw — Gross Production Value 68.34 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 1,329.4% 5th
Combine harvesters - threshers — In Use 3 No 1977 up 50.0% 123rd
Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 9.72 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 327.3% 6th
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in 39.53 % 2024 up 9.7% 44th
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in 38.09 % 2024 up 18.1% 37th
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment 60.34 % 2024 down 5.7% 22nd
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in 32.86 % 2024 up 14.5% 36th
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment 67.14 % 2024 down 5.8% 30th
Natural rubber in primary forms — Gross Production Value 41.34 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 58.9% 8th
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Terms of trade 130.16 % 2024 up 115.5% 25th
Wheat — Terms of trade 100.26 % 2024 up 6.5% 35th
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment 61.45 % 2024 down 9.1% 29th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture 120 1000 No 2023 up 4.8% 12th
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in 35.98 % 2024 up 32.7% 28th
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Agricultural -3.13 % 2024 down 299.4% 51st