Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0446 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0446 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0631 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1963.
That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -67.4% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -51.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +76.9% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 units per person | +5539.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 units per person | +43.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 units per person | +45.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 units per person | +55.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 units per person | +30.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 units per person | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.009 units per person | +58.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 units per person | +47.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0338 units per person | +154.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0324 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0371 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0415 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0426 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0433 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0265 units per person | -38.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0424 units per person | +59.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0488 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.036 units per person | -26.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0406 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0468 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0584 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0491 units per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0478 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0454 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0452 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0436 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0367 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0548 units per person | +49.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0496 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0476 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0473 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0584 units per person | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0474 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0463 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0509 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0453 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0631 units per person | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0529 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0454 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0567 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0576 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0447 units per person | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0582 units per person | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0544 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0446 units per person | -18.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +5539.2% | 0 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
| 1981 | +154.5% | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0338 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0362 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.047 units per person | 0.036 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0367 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0523 units per person | 0.0446 units per person | 0.0631 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0446 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0631 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.