Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Producer Price was 274,615 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 274,615 LCU for potatoes — producer price in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 163.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 316,346 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30,610 LCU, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 26th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37,300 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 35,010 LCU | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 30,940 LCU | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 36,620 LCU | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 35,010 LCU | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 30,610 LCU | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 31,340 LCU | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37,380 LCU | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 34,230 LCU | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 34,720 LCU | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 48,710 LCU | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 46,980 LCU | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 44,320 LCU | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 48,020 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 53,230 LCU | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 52,550 LCU | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 45,040 LCU | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 41,740 LCU | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 68,330 LCU | +63.7% |
| 2010 | 84,791 LCU | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 95,920 LCU | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 95,209 LCU | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 104,999 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 120,000 LCU | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 104,125 LCU | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 118,080 LCU | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 88,517 LCU | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 129,800 LCU | +46.6% |
| 2019 | 194,091 LCU | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 199,333 LCU | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 222,368 LCU | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 316,346 LCU | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 310,714 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 286,000 LCU | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 274,615 LCU | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,271 LCU | 30,610 LCU | 37,380 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 48,364 LCU | 34,720 LCU | 68,330 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,553 LCU | 84,791 LCU | 194,091 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 268,229 LCU | 199,333 LCU | 316,346 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,122 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka was 274,615 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 316,346 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,610 LCU in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.