> In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 73,210 t of carrots and turnips, the 55th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 34%.

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# Carrots and turnips production in Sri Lanka

In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 73,210 t of carrots and turnips, the 55th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 34%. The record was 95,416 t in 2021. Area harvested: 3,687 ha, yield 19.9 t/ha.

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Production, 202473,210 t
World rank55 of 130
10-year change+34%
Record95,416 t2021

## Carrots and turnips in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.16%0.14% in 2014
Yield, t/ha19.9world 35.6 (−44%)
kg per person3.17world 5.53
10-year change+34%world +15%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53 | [Finland](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/finland/) | 76,090 | 0.17% |
| 54 | [Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/turkmenistan/) | 73,255 | 0.16% |
| 55 | **Sri Lanka** | 73,210 | 0.16% |
| 56 | [Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/romania/) | 72,990 | 0.16% |
| 57 | [Switzerland](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/switzerland/) | 69,443 | 0.15% |

[Full ranking of 130 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/)

### Map of world production of carrots and turnips

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Share of the world total; Sri Lanka is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 73,210 | +12% | 3,687 | 19.86 |
| 2023 | 65,352 | −15% | 3,510 | 18.62 |
| 2022 | 77,179 | −19% | 10,704 | 7.21 |
| 2021 | 95,416 | +5.8% | 11,300 | 8.44 |
| 2020 | 90,225 | +12% | 10,481 | 8.61 |
| 2019 | 80,767 | +14% | 3,553 | 22.73 |
| 2018 | 71,051 | −0.8% | 3,125 | 22.74 |
| 2017 | 71,607 | −13% | 3,687 | 19.42 |
| 2016 | 82,037 | +21% | 3,809 | 21.54 |
| 2015 | 67,673 | +24% | 3,232 | 20.94 |
| 2014 | 54,736 | −2.6% | 2,842 | 19.26 |
| 2013 | 56,200 | +64% | 2,880 | 19.51 |
| 2012 | 34,320 | −9.3% | 2,850 | 12.04 |
| 2011 | 37,820 | +11% | 3,140 | 12.04 |
| 2010 | 34,170 | −4.6% | 2,790 | 12.25 |
| 2009 | 35,830 | −10% | 2,900 | 12.36 |
| 2008 | 40,020 | +5.0% | 3,030 | 13.21 |
| 2007 | 38,110 | +5.1% | 3,250 | 11.73 |
| 2006 | 36,250 | −1.8% | 2,960 | 12.25 |
| 2005 | 36,930 | +7.5% | 3,100 | 11.91 |
| 2004 | 34,340 | +26% | 2,880 | 11.92 |
| 2003 | 27,210 | −3.4% | 2,490 | 10.93 |
| 2002 | 28,160 | −0.9% | 2,540 | 11.09 |
| 2001 | 28,420 | +9.5% | 2,560 | 11.10 |
| 2000 | 25,950 | −2.7% | 2,310 | 11.23 |
| 1999 | 26,670 | +6.1% | 2,390 | 11.16 |
| 1998 | 25,137 | +0.1% | 2,190 | 11.48 |
| 1997 | 25,109 | +3.1% | 2,465 | 10.19 |
| 1996 | 24,360 | −1.2% | 2,170 | 11.23 |
| 1995 | 24,668 | +5.4% | 2,076 | 11.88 |
| 1994 | 23,408 | −4.9% | 1,998 | 11.72 |
| 1993 | 24,621 | −3.2% | 1,957 | 12.58 |
| 1992 | 25,438 | +23% | 1,845 | 13.79 |
| 1991 | 20,600 | +57% | 1,609 | 12.80 |
| 1990 | 13,119 | +0.8% | 1,270 | 10.33 |
| 1989 | 13,020 | +24% | 1,180 | 11.03 |
| 1988 | 10,458 | −5.9% | 1,130 | 9.25 |
| 1987 | 11,111 | +0.7% | 1,038 | 10.70 |
| 1986 | 11,038 | +8.1% | 1,061 | 10.40 |
| 1985 | 10,210 | +19% | 1,050 | 9.72 |
| 1984 | 8,559 | −9.2% | 870 | 9.84 |
| 1983 | 9,424 | +244% | 890 | 10.59 |
| 1982 | 2,742 | −30% | 827 | 3.32 |
| 1981 | 3,915 | −33% | 760 | 5.15 |
| 1980 | 5,813 | −13% | 693 | 8.39 |
| 1979 | 6,714 | +67% | 830 | 8.09 |
| 1978 | 4,019 | +98% | 969 | 4.15 |
| 1977 | 2,034 | −33% | 684 | 2.97 |
| 1976 | 3,035 | +5.8% | 778 | 3.90 |
| 1975 | 2,868 | +178% | 754 | 3.80 |
| 1974 | 1,031 | −37% | 459 | 2.25 |
| 1973 | 1,647 | +9.9% | 501 | 3.29 |
| 1972 | 1,498 | −17% | 404 | 3.71 |
| 1971 | 1,805 | +6.4% | 450 | 4.01 |
| 1970 | 1,696 | −20% | 431 | 3.94 |
| 1969 | 2,118 | +60% | 522 | 4.06 |
| 1968 | 1,322 | −15% | 378 | 3.50 |
| 1967 | 1,551 | +57% | 421 | 3.68 |
| 1966 | 988 | −29% | 430 | 2.30 |
| 1965 | 1,391 | +19% | 536 | 2.60 |
| 1964 | 1,170 | −79% | 391 | 2.99 |
| 1963 | 5,637 | +421% | 389 | 14.49 |
| 1962 | 1,082 | −42% | 410 | 2.64 |
| 1961 | 1,876 | — | 355 | 5.28 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of carrots and turnips in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka produced 73,210 t in 2024, 0.16% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Sri Lanka rank in the world for production of carrots and turnips?

Sri Lanka ranked 55th of 130 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 42.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of carrots and turnips in Sri Lanka changed?

It rose by 34% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +15% for the world. The record was 95,416 t in 2021.

### What is the yield of carrots and turnips in Sri Lanka?

19.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (73,210 t from 3,687 ha), against a world average of 35.6 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/china/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/uzbekistan/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/india/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/russia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/united-states/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/turkey/)[United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/united-kingdom/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/germany/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/ukraine/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/pakistan/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/indonesia/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/france/)
[All countries producing carrots and turnips](https://husfarm.com/production/carrots/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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