Agriculture & Rural in Sri Lanka
3,958 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sri Lanka.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrots and turnips — Area harvested | 3,687 ha | 2024 | up 29.7% | 53rd |
| Carrots and turnips — Yield | 19,856 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | 82nd |
| Carrots and turnips — Production | 73,210 t | 2024 | up 33.8% | 56th |
| Beer of barley, malted — Production | 210,000 t | 2023 | up 68.0% | 77th |
| Molasses — Production | 25,563 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | 81st |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production | 66,000 t | 2023 | up 24.4% | 85th |
| Rural population, per square kilometre | 284.47 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.2% | 8th |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per | 109,322 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.4% | 36th |
| Fertilizer consumption | 153.94 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | down 11.5% | 58th |
| Agricultural land | 30,069 sq. km | 2023 | up 9.7% | 103rd |
| Arable land | 1.37 million hectares | 2023 | up 5.5% | 94th |
| Arable land | 0.0623 hectares per person | 2023 | down 1.4% | 141st |
| Arable land | 22.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | 48th |
| Permanent cropland | 19.3% | 2023 | up 21.1% | 11th |
| Land area | 61,860 sq. km | 2023 | down 1.4% | 123rd |
| Meat supply per person | 11.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 49.5% | 176th |
| Meat supply vs. GDP per capita | 11.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 49.5% | 176th |
| Fish and seafood consumption per capita | 22.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.3% | 67th |
| Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita | 22.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.3% | 67th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land | 153.94 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | down 11.5% | 58th |
| Share of land area used for agriculture | 48.6% | 2023 | up 11.2% | 66th |
| Share of land area used for arable agriculture | 22.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | 48th |
| Projections for global peak agricultural land | 3.01 million hectares | 2023 | up 9.7% | 105th |
| Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel | 74,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.4% | 62nd |
| Per capita meat consumption by type | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | 178th |
| Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita | 46.45 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 16.4% | 90th |
| Daily meat consumption per person | 31.67 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 49.5% | 176th |
| Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... | 93.70 million tonnes | 2023 | up 66.3% | 175th |
| Per capita meat consumption in the United States | 10.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 62.3% | 135th |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food | 90.9% | 2023 | down 4.9% | 39th |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita | 90.9% | 2023 | down 4.9% | 39th |
| Share of cereals allocated to animal feed | 7.8% | 2023 | up 165.2% | 149th |
| Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | 88th |
| Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? | 1.35 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.3% | 88th |
| Agricultural land use | 3.01 million hectares | 2023 | up 9.7% | 105th |
| Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel | 5.26 million tonnes | 2023 | up 6.8% | 45th |
| Per capita meat and fish consumption | 10.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 62.3% | 135th |
| Fertilizer use per capita | 3.4 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 33.3% | 47th |
| Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade | 9.7% | 2023 | down 34.4% | 21st |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 82.28 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 16.3% | 85th |
| Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use | 61.45 billion kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 13.9% | 63rd |
| Nitrogen fertilizer use | 119,230 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | 64th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.3% | 84th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate | 19.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 369.2% | 6th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield | 7,602 kg/ha | 2024 | up 321.3% | 3rd |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production | 663,742 1000 USD | 2024 | up 79.7% | 41st |
| Beans, dry — Area harvested | 5,845 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | 78th |
| Beans, dry — Production | 6,494 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | 81st |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value | 19,068 1000 Int$ | 2024 | up 156.3% | 41st |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production | 36.04 | 2024 | down 67.5% | 128th |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita | 33.87 | 2024 | down 69.7% | 128th |
| Meat, Total — Production, per capita | 0.0133 t per person | 2024 | up 53.2% | 121st |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 87,811 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | 43rd |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area | 15,154 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | 19th |
| Beans, dry — Gross Production Value | 4,950 1000 Int$ | 2024 | up 1.3% | 82nd |
| Beans, dry — Yield | 1,111 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | 70th |
| Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 33.9% | 103rd |
| Fruit Primary — Production, per capita | 0.0496 t per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | 109th |
| Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) | 26.0% | 2025 | down 19.7% | 64th |
| Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) | 25.8% | 2025 | down 3.8% | 71st |