Sri Lanka - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in Sri Lanka was 1,118,704 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,261,819 in 2013 and a minimum value of 472,886 in 1965.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 539,171
1962 568,096
1963 582,457
1964 573,881
1965 472,886
1966 583,713
1967 584,108
1968 606,910
1969 582,000
1970 763,084
1971 732,973
1972 682,632
1973 734,307
1974 875,379
1975 691,085
1976 720,940
1977 849,810
1978 901,205
1979 836,292
1980 867,782
1981 889,293
1982 795,759
1983 824,826
1984 937,257
1985 912,657
1986 882,311
1987 726,403
1988 865,221
1989 729,393
1990 869,766
1991 830,505
1992 802,603
1993 862,816
1994 938,132
1995 933,651
1996 697,613
1997 721,837
1998 803,160
1999 906,530
2000 867,548
2001 796,560
2002 848,790
2003 946,340
2004 748,720
2005 950,200
2006 948,663
2007 856,543
2008 1,110,843
2009 999,340
2010 1,124,660
2011 1,146,945
2012 1,131,730
2013 1,261,819
2014 953,655
2015 1,075,198
2016 1,215,182
2017 848,493
2018 1,118,704

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production