Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Producer Price was 887.9 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka stood at 887.9 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 901.6 USD in 1991 and was at its lowest, 385.3 USD, in 2008.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 901.6 USD | — |
| 1992 | 798.8 USD | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 640.3 USD | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 741.1 USD | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 683.1 USD | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 553.8 USD | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 531.2 USD | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 580 USD | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 484.6 USD | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 450.9 USD | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 545 USD | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 491.1 USD | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 459.2 USD | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 474.5 USD | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 529.7 USD | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 505.7 USD | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 407.1 USD | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 385.3 USD | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 594.5 USD | +54.3% |
| 2010 | 612.9 USD | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 730.2 USD | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 600.7 USD | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 614 USD | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 689.7 USD | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 642.1 USD | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 614.7 USD | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 633.7 USD | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 608.5 USD | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 752.2 USD | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 752.3 USD | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 673.6 USD | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 749 USD | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 782.2 USD | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 887.9 USD | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 657.17 USD | 484.6 USD | 901.6 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 484.3 USD | 385.3 USD | 594.5 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 649.87 USD | 600.7 USD | 752.2 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 769 USD | 673.6 USD | 887.9 USD | 5 |
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 99,888 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,273 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 76.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 382,968 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — producer price in Sri Lanka was 887.9 USD 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 901.6 USD in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 385.3 USD in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (USD/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.