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.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,965 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 2,926 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,958 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,024 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2,902 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3,053 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3,008 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,143 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,400 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3,192 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 3,338 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,425 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,405 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3,283 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,564 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 3,467 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,580 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,728 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,617 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,791 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3,974 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3,521 kg per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 3,583 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,834 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3,800 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,943 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3,845 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3,046 kg per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 3,762 kg per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 4,724 kg per hectare | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 4,733 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,541 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3,033 kg per hectare | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 3,804 kg per hectare | +25.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3,804 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3,804 kg per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,592 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -33.2% | 4,541 kg per hectare | 3,033 kg per hectare |
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)
- 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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
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.