Sri Lanka (sheet total) [Rainfed]

Paddy Asweddumised Extent Ha. Hectares, annual.

262,634 Ha · 2024 (−0.2% on 2023)

Values

Latest · 2024262,634 Ha−0.2% on 2023

Period	Hectares	Change, %
2024	262,634	−0.2
2023	263,287	+0.4
2022	262,116	+2.5
2021	255,780	−0.2
2020	256,273	+3.2
2019	248,391	+0.1
2018	248,063	−3.1
2017	255,887	0.0
2016	255,887	+1.2
2015	252,960	+0.1
2014	252,726	+0.7
2013	250,861	+1.0

Data source: Department of Census and Statistics, Asweddumaized Extent in hectares

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About this series

Source Department of Census and Statistics, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit Hectares
Date range 2007 – 2024
Last checked 15 Sep 2026

Checks: 1 recorded for this series, listed below.

Details

Name in the warehouse: Paddy Asweddumised Extent Ha: Sri Lanka (sheet total) [Rainfed]
Read from: DCS Paddy Statistics (Department of Census and Statistics)
Source page: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Agriculture/StaticalInformation/PaddyStatistics
Notes: DCS Paddy Statistics, Asweddumaized_Extent_in_hectares.xlsx, district breakdown. Districts sum to the sheet's own 'Sri Lanka' row - see check_paddy_district_totals(). Not held elsewhere: the ESS/load_ess.py AGR.PADDY family is national-level only.

Source documents

Asweddumaized Extent in hectaresDCS · – · 18 values

Vintages

One vintage so far, published 15 Sep 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.

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Source discrepancies

What the warehouse found when it checked this series: the same figure from two agencies, splice overlaps, published rates against ones recalculated from the index, and outliers.

Error in the source2013
The parts and the published total differ by 7,000 (250,861 against 243,861).

Consistency: 250,861 and 243,861, difference 7,000.
Asweddumaized_Extent_in_hectares.xlsx RAINFED: districts do not sum to the sheet's 'Sri Lanka' row
Asweddumaized_Extent_in_hectares.xlsx, 2013/2014 column: Moneragala's own row is [Major 8129, Minor 10677, Rainfed 10066, Total 35872] - 8129+10677+10066=28872, 7,000 short of its own printed Total (35,872), matching this check's exact 7,000 gap between the Sri Lanka Rainfed total and the district sum; the Total column itself reconciles exactly both ways.