Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 2.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka, 1990–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.7% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 23.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 118 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.4% | — |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -41.3% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -29.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 7.8% | 20.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,804 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka was 2.7% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 118 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.