Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Producer Price was 266,991 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka is 266,991 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 196.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 266,991 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,610 SLC, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37,300 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 35,010 SLC | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 30,940 SLC | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 36,620 SLC | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 35,010 SLC | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 30,610 SLC | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 31,340 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37,380 SLC | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 34,230 SLC | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 34,720 SLC | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 48,710 SLC | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 46,980 SLC | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 44,320 SLC | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 48,020 SLC | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 53,230 SLC | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 52,550 SLC | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 45,040 SLC | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 41,740 SLC | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 68,330 SLC | +63.7% |
| 2010 | 69,300 SLC | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80,740 SLC | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 76,650 SLC | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 79,253 SLC | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 90,056 SLC | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 87,228 SLC | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 89,485 SLC | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 96,609 SLC | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 98,860 SLC | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 134,445 SLC | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 139,612 SLC | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 132,734 SLC | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 241,665 SLC | +82.1% |
| 2023 | 256,165 SLC | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 266,991 SLC | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,271 SLC | 30,610 SLC | 37,380 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 48,364 SLC | 34,720 SLC | 68,330 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,263 SLC | 69,300 SLC | 134,445 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,433 SLC | 132,734 SLC | 266,991 SLC | 5 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,177 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -61.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 25.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 125,886 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka was 266,991 SLC in 2024, 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 266,991 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,610 SLC in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.5%. 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 (SLC/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.