Land under cereal production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land under cereal production was 1.25 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production in Sri Lanka stood at 1.25 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.28 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 472,886 hectares, in 1965.
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 565,914 hectares | 472,886 hectares | 606,910 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 778,771 hectares | 682,632 hectares | 901,205 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 843,090 hectares | 726,403 hectares | 937,257 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 836,661 hectares | 697,613 hectares | 938,132 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 907,354 hectares | 748,720 hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million hectares | 848,534 hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield 3,804 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 4.74 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 153.94 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Sri Lanka?
- Land under cereal production in Sri Lanka was 1.25 million hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,886 hectares in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land under cereal production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.