Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 2,660 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sri Lanka is 2,660 USD_PPP/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,231 USD_PPP/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 900.83 USD_PPP/ha, in 1966.
That places Sri Lanka 41st out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,039 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,106 USD_PPP/ha | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 954.55 USD_PPP/ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 983.9 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 911.07 USD_PPP/ha | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 900.83 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 965.01 USD_PPP/ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 971.33 USD_PPP/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 961.03 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,001 USD_PPP/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 991.9 USD_PPP/ha | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 970.9 USD_PPP/ha | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 965.99 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1,035 USD_PPP/ha | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 1,083 USD_PPP/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1,069 USD_PPP/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1,069 USD_PPP/ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,100 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1,304 USD_PPP/ha | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 1,381 USD_PPP/ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 1,332 USD_PPP/ha | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1,289 USD_PPP/ha | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,415 USD_PPP/ha | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 1,360 USD_PPP/ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1,397 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,384 USD_PPP/ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,222 USD_PPP/ha | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 1,290 USD_PPP/ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1,220 USD_PPP/ha | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1,328 USD_PPP/ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1,948 USD_PPP/ha | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 1,745 USD_PPP/ha | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 2,016 USD_PPP/ha | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 2,135 USD_PPP/ha | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 2,180 USD_PPP/ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2,084 USD_PPP/ha | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2,178 USD_PPP/ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2,209 USD_PPP/ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2,253 USD_PPP/ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,347 USD_PPP/ha | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2,282 USD_PPP/ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,350 USD_PPP/ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,346 USD_PPP/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,408 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,351 USD_PPP/ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,417 USD_PPP/ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,441 USD_PPP/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,430 USD_PPP/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,290 USD_PPP/ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 2,853 USD_PPP/ha | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 2,680 USD_PPP/ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2,755 USD_PPP/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,915 USD_PPP/ha | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2,772 USD_PPP/ha | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,989 USD_PPP/ha | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 2,811 USD_PPP/ha | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 2,531 USD_PPP/ha | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2,697 USD_PPP/ha | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 2,746 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,003 USD_PPP/ha | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3,231 USD_PPP/ha | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 2,632 USD_PPP/ha | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 2,650 USD_PPP/ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,660 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2,660 USD_PPP/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,139 USD_PPP/ha, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2,660 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,765 USD_PPP/ha, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +46.7% | 1,328 USD_PPP/ha | 1,948 USD_PPP/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 976.98 USD_PPP/ha | 900.83 USD_PPP/ha | 1,106 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,059 USD_PPP/ha | 965.99 USD_PPP/ha | 1,304 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,329 USD_PPP/ha | 1,220 USD_PPP/ha | 1,415 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,008 USD_PPP/ha | 1,328 USD_PPP/ha | 2,253 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,366 USD_PPP/ha | 2,282 USD_PPP/ha | 2,441 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,775 USD_PPP/ha | 2,531 USD_PPP/ha | 2,989 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,835 USD_PPP/ha | 2,632 USD_PPP/ha | 3,231 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 38 Nepal 2,870 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 39 Lebanon 2,865 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 2,848 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 42 China 2,604 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 43 Guadeloupe 2,597 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 44 China, mainland 2,591 USD_PPP/ha compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sri Lanka?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sri Lanka was 2,660 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,231 USD_PPP/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 900.83 USD_PPP/ha in 1966.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.