FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
All pulses production in Sri Lanka
In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 17,907 t of all pulses, the 114th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 17%. The record was 65,577 t in 1981. Area harvested: 16,919 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 17,907 t
- World rank
- 114 of 170
- 10-year change
- −17%
- Record
- 65,577 t
- 1981
All pulses in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,907 | −7.2% | 16,919 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | 19,294 | −9.6% | 18,093 | 1.07 |
| 2022 | 21,337 | +16% | 20,184 | 1.06 |
| 2021 | 18,373 | −6.8% | 16,276 | 1.13 |
| 2020 | 19,707 | +35% | 17,361 | 1.14 |
| 2019 | 14,560 | −18% | 13,046 | 1.12 |
| 2018 | 17,681 | +17% | 15,341 | 1.15 |
| 2017 | 15,055 | −26% | 12,641 | 1.19 |
| 2016 | 20,240 | +1.2% | 14,096 | 1.44 |
| 2015 | 20,007 | −7.8% | 15,694 | 1.27 |
| 2014 | 21,693 | +4.6% | 17,330 | 1.25 |
| 2013 | 20,748 | −2.4% | 16,821 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 21,264 | +19% | 17,273 | 1.23 |
| 2011 | 17,944 | −23% | 16,250 | 1.10 |
| 2010 | 23,310 | +2.5% | 21,150 | 1.10 |
| 2009 | 22,740 | +9.2% | 20,010 | 1.14 |
| 2008 | 20,828 | +7.6% | 21,523 | 0.97 |
| 2007 | 19,363 | +7.0% | 19,395 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 18,100 | −10% | 19,350 | 0.94 |
| 2005 | 20,180 | +19% | 21,000 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 16,970 | −28% | 18,270 | 0.93 |
| 2003 | 23,510 | +13% | 25,850 | 0.91 |
| 2002 | 20,760 | +6.1% | 23,030 | 0.90 |
| 2001 | 19,560 | −18% | 21,860 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | 23,820 | −8.1% | 25,918 | 0.92 |
| 1999 | 25,910 | −11% | 28,526 | 0.91 |
| 1998 | 29,030 | +4.4% | 32,369 | 0.90 |
| 1997 | 27,800 | −17% | 32,886 | 0.85 |
| 1996 | 33,640 | +4.7% | 37,191 | 0.90 |
| 1995 | 32,140 | −23% | 36,227 | 0.89 |
| 1994 | 41,580 | −9.7% | 49,937 | 0.83 |
| 1993 | 46,030 | +12% | 55,395 | 0.83 |
| 1992 | 41,070 | −30% | 69,600 | 0.59 |
| 1991 | 58,900 | +19% | 68,409 | 0.86 |
| 1990 | 49,300 | +9.2% | 64,327 | 0.77 |
| 1989 | 45,144 | −7.4% | 63,208 | 0.71 |
| 1988 | 48,740 | +0.1% | 63,300 | 0.77 |
| 1987 | 48,680 | −1.8% | 63,100 | 0.77 |
| 1986 | 49,554 | +19% | 62,224 | 0.80 |
| 1985 | 41,488 | −8.5% | 56,374 | 0.74 |
| 1984 | 45,364 | −16% | 94,251 | 0.48 |
| 1983 | 54,092 | −13% | 91,847 | 0.59 |
| 1982 | 62,318 | −5.0% | 66,990 | 0.93 |
| 1981 | 65,577 | +56% | 66,388 | 0.99 |
| 1980 | 41,944 | +21% | 48,094 | 0.87 |
| 1979 | 34,629 | −13% | 51,217 | 0.68 |
| 1978 | 39,713 | −2.3% | 53,842 | 0.74 |
| 1977 | 40,631 | +115% | 56,403 | 0.72 |
| 1976 | 18,883 | +26% | 32,693 | 0.58 |
| 1975 | 14,930 | +74% | 20,028 | 0.75 |
| 1974 | 8,563 | −15% | 15,085 | 0.57 |
| 1973 | 10,122 | +28% | 14,567 | 0.69 |
| 1972 | 7,906 | +36% | 12,489 | 0.63 |
| 1971 | 5,820 | +7.3% | 9,609 | 0.61 |
| 1970 | 5,422 | +6.2% | 11,607 | 0.47 |
| 1969 | 5,107 | +3.1% | 12,468 | 0.41 |
| 1968 | 4,952 | −9.3% | 13,763 | 0.36 |
| 1967 | 5,459 | +6.9% | 12,964 | 0.42 |
| 1966 | 5,107 | −27% | 12,107 | 0.42 |
| 1965 | 6,955 | +47% | 13,441 | 0.52 |
| 1964 | 4,740 | −9.7% | 10,247 | 0.46 |
| 1963 | 5,252 | +36% | 11,730 | 0.45 |
| 1962 | 3,859 | −2.7% | 10,432 | 0.37 |
| 1961 | 3,966 | — | 8,670 | 0.46 |
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.