World Bank indicators

World Bank World Development Indicators for Sri Lanka, annual (CC BY 4.0). Annual, 1961–2025.

Published by the World Bank; read from World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics.

Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) (world bank WDI)102.57index (2014-2016=100)+0.6%
Forest area (% of land area) (world bank WDI)34.36% (share) of land area−0.2%
Land under cereal production (hectares) (world bank WDI)1,212,239hectares−2.8%
Agricultural land (% of land area) (world bank WDI)48.77% (share) of land area+0.3%
Surface area (sq. km) (world bank WDI)65,610square kilometers0.0%
Cereal production (metric tons) (world bank WDI)4,930,803metric tons+3.9%
Arable land (hectares per person) (world bank WDI)0.06hectares per person+0.6%
Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) (world bank WDI)160.56kg per hectare of arable land+4.3%
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) (world bank WDI)4,067.5kg per hectare+6.9%
Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) (world bank WDI)99.37index (2014-2016=100)0.0%
Land area (sq. km) (world bank WDI)61,860square kilometers0.0%
Forest area (sq. km) (world bank WDI)21,206.9square kilometers−0.2%
Arable land (% of land area) (world bank WDI)22.18% (share) of land area0.0%
Agricultural land (sq. km) (world bank WDI)30,170.4square kilometers (sq. km)+0.3%
Livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100) (world bank WDI)130.86index (2014-2016=100)+6.5%
Permanent cropland (% of land area) (world bank WDI)19.48% (share) of land area+0.6%
Arable land (hectares) (world bank WDI)1,372,000hectares0.0%
Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) (world bank WDI)1,524.29% (ratio)+4.3%
Rural land area (sq. km) (world bank WDI) ended61,386.13square kilometers–
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) (world bank WDI) ended276.93square kilometers–
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (world bank WDI) ended1,712millimeter (mm) per year0.0%
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) (world bank WDI) ended3.48% (share) of land area–
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) (world bank WDI) ended1,983.34square kilometers–
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) (world bank WDI) ended3.05% (share) of land area–
Urban land area (sq. km) (world bank WDI) ended3,627.83square kilometers–
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) (world bank WDI) ended0.43% (share) of land area–

Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) (world bank WDI)

index (2014-2016=100), annual. 2024: 102.57, +0.6% on a year earlier

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Published by the World Bank; read from World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.