Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 3,804 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka is 3,804 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,733 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,902 kg per hectare, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,057 kg per hectare | 2,902 kg per hectare | 3,400 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,520 kg per hectare | 3,283 kg per hectare | 3,791 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,803 kg per hectare | 3,046 kg per hectare | 4,724 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,028 kg per hectare | 3,033 kg per hectare | 4,733 kg per hectare | 4 |
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)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.367 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0829 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0829 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1045 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3658 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka was 3,804 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,733 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,902 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.