Rice — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Producer Price was 114,882 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — producer price in Sri Lanka stood at 114,882 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 186.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 114,882 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,230 SLC, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,230 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 8,060 SLC | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 8,200 SLC | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7,980 SLC | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,770 SLC | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 10,050 SLC | +29.3% |
| 1997 | 10,830 SLC | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 10,350 SLC | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 12,600 SLC | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 12,310 SLC | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 12,480 SLC | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 13,740 SLC | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 12,430 SLC | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 15,750 SLC | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 16,020 SLC | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,890 SLC | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 18,010 SLC | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 31,990 SLC | +77.6% |
| 2009 | 33,840 SLC | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 29,770 SLC | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 29,260 SLC | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 30,110 SLC | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 31,423 SLC | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 40,060 SLC | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 39,512 SLC | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 38,510 SLC | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 48,910 SLC | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 48,110 SLC | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 41,682 SLC | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 49,395 SLC | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 60,196 SLC | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 107,954 SLC | +79.3% |
| 2023 | 93,735 SLC | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 114,882 SLC | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,230 SLC | 7,230 SLC | 12,600 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 18,046 SLC | 12,310 SLC | 33,840 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,735 SLC | 29,260 SLC | 48,910 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,232 SLC | 49,395 SLC | 114,882 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 158,260 SLC compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 147,917 SLC compare
- 31 Jamaica 127,380 SLC compare
- 33 Hungary 75,329 SLC compare
- 34 Kenya 62,015 SLC compare
- 35 Mozambique 58,000 SLC compare
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 rice — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — producer price in Sri Lanka was 114,882 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 114,882 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,230 SLC in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.8%. 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 Rice — 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.