What is the price of potatoes in Sri Lanka?

As of January 2024, potatoes in Sri Lanka is US$ 0.89 per kg (273 LKR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

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Potatoes Prices in Sri Lanka

US$ 0.89 / kg

273 LKR / kg

MoM ▲ 13.5% YoY ▲ 13.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (LKR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.89	273	▲ 13.5%	▲ 13.5%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	1.90	583	▲ 107.3%	▲ 107.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the potatoes price in Sri Lanka available is US$ 0.89 per kg (273 LKR), up 13.5% year-on-year.

Sri Lanka exported 1 tonne of potatoes in 2024, valued at US$1,892, ranking #101 among 104 exporters and marking a 16.7% decrease year-on-year. The country produced 42,207 tonnes of potatoes, ranking #111 globally with a yield of 1.297 t/ha and a 3.6% increase in output. The latest farmgate price is US$0.8879 per kg.

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We are building a dedicated potatoes price series for Sri Lanka history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - potatoes in Sri Lanka

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Sri Lanka exported $1.9K (1 t) of potatoes▼ 16.7% YoY. That ranks #101 worldwide.

$1.9K

Export value

1 t

Export volume

#101 / 104

World rank

$1.9

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top potatoes exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 France $1.21B · 22.1%
#2 Germany $724M · 13.2%
#3 Netherlands $631.7M · 11.5%
#4 Canada $373.3M · 6.8%
#5 Egypt $361.7M · 6.6%

Annual export data Sri Lanka · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.9K	1 t	$1.9
2023	$2.3K	2.5 t	$0.91
2022	$15.2K	22.2 t	$0.69
2021	$32.4K	39.9 t	$0.81
2020	$33.6K	70.1 t	$0.48

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Sri Lanka produced 42.2 kt of potatoes in 2024▲ 3.6% YoY. It ranks #111 among producing countries (0% of world output).

42.2 kt

mi_production

3,253 ha

Area harvested

1.3 t/ha

Yield

#111

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

When is potatoes in season in Sri Lanka? FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar

In Sri Lanka, potatoes is mainly harvested in February, March, May, June, July, August and September, with the wider growing season running Year-round.

HS Code

potatoes is traded under Harmonized System code 0701.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Sri Lanka potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Sri Lanka shipped 181 tonnes of potatoes. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka potatoes (tubers category) has increased, changing by 16.774 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports went up by 144.59 pc earning the exporter US$0.44m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's potatoes exports are classified as:

Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)

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Sri Lanka potatoes export values

In 2019, Sri Lanka supplied potatoes valued at 0.44m USD, a contraction of -20.29% from 2018's total potatoes export of 0.552m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Sri Lanka potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 247.17%.

The per year variation in the amount of Sri Lanka's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 144.59 pc when compared to a variation of 16.774% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Sri Lanka's portion of the world's total potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 34 in world exports of potatoes.

Export markets for Sri Lanka potatoes ( in '000$ )

Sri Lanka's leading export markets for potatoes are Seychelles, United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, Australia and Canada.

Import/Export Trends

Sri Lanka is a net exporter of potatoes. The annual growth of Sri Lanka potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was -42%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -38%, per annum.

Sri Lanka procured 148,876 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.

Production

The production of potatoes in Sri Lanka was 406,568 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 14.34%. The country had approximately 21,728.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.

Potatoes Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest potatoes prices in other Asia countries:

Pakistan$0.20/kg Nepal$0.31/kg India$0.23/kg Bangladesh$0.26/kg Malaysia$0.50/kg Philippines$2.88/kg Vietnam$0.62/kg South Korea$2.04/kg China$0.33/kg Japan$0.92/kg Lao (Laos)$0.71/kg Hong Kong$1.99/kg Iran$0.38/kg Uzbekistan$0.33/kg Bhutan$0.58/kg

Other Tubers Prices in Sri Lanka

Latest prices for other tubers in Sri Lanka:

Ginseng roots$50.43/kg Seed Potatoes$2.95/kg Cassava$0.37/kg Yams$0.98/kg Chicory roots$10.21/kg Taro (Arrowroot)$2.08/kg Sweet Potatoes$0.37/kg

Scientific name: Solanum tuberosum

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