FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Molasses production in Sri Lanka
In 2023 Sri Lanka produced 25,563 t of molasses, the 82nd largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 36,982 t in 1996.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 25,563 t
- World rank
- 82 of 121
- 10-year change
- −12%
- Record
- 36,982 t
- 1996
Molasses in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25,563 | −16% |
| 2022 | 30,599 | +11% |
| 2021 | 27,500 | +29% |
| 2020 | 21,303 | −15% |
| 2019 | 25,176 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 25,176 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 25,000 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,000 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 25,000 | +24% |
| 2014 | 20,214 | −30% |
| 2013 | 28,997 | +75% |
| 2012 | 16,599 | −4.7% |
| 2011 | 17,411 | +10% |
| 2010 | 15,801 | −1.2% |
| 2009 | 16,000 | −16% |
| 2008 | 18,995 | +20% |
| 2007 | 15,815 | −44% |
| 2006 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 27,000 | −9.7% |
| 2004 | 29,893 | +11% |
| 2003 | 26,940 | +45% |
| 2002 | 18,602 | −22% |
| 2001 | 23,744 | −25% |
| 2000 | 31,867 | −1.8% |
| 1999 | 32,460 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 31,052 | −0.7% |
| 1997 | 31,256 | −15% |
| 1996 | 36,982 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 35,464 | −1.3% |
| 1994 | 35,937 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 34,075 | +15% |
| 1992 | 29,716 | −9.7% |
| 1991 | 32,918 | +16% |
| 1990 | 28,325 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 26,752 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 26,570 | +55% |
| 1987 | 17,116 | −1.5% |
| 1986 | 17,374 | +80% |
| 1985 | 9,664 | −1.0% |
| 1984 | 9,757 | −9.8% |
| 1983 | 10,818 | −7.9% |
| 1982 | 11,742 | −5.2% |
| 1981 | 12,386 | −4.8% |
| 1980 | 13,008 | +34% |
| 1979 | 9,735 | −25% |
| 1978 | 12,986 | +12% |
| 1977 | 11,550 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 11,534 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 10,544 | +59% |
| 1974 | 6,633 | +30% |
| 1973 | 5,098 | −30% |
| 1972 | 7,326 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,326 | +45% |
| 1970 | 5,049 | +15% |
| 1969 | 4,406 | +13% |
| 1968 | 3,910 | −24% |
| 1967 | 5,148 | +30% |
| 1966 | 3,960 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,960 | +18% |
| 1964 | 3,350 | +26% |
| 1963 | 2,668 | +31% |
| 1962 | 2,035 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 2,035 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.