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Estimated Extent and Production of
Potato (solanum
tuberosum)
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| Updated on
24th November 2010 |
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| CO3 – 1: Potato Production |
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| District |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
| National Total |
57,681 |
88,709 |
71,584 |
81,544 |
79,380 |
79,520 |
75,263 |
74,398 |
60,848 |
51,294 |
| Nuwara Eliya |
6,124 |
25,227 |
17,628 |
26,828 |
22,465 |
24,131 |
15,446 |
21,629 |
11,180 |
11,118 |
| Badulla |
50,900 |
63,016 |
53,389 |
54,034 |
56,295 |
54,696 |
59,649 |
52,532 |
49,157 |
39,847 |
| Other Districts |
657 |
466 |
567 |
682 |
620 |
693 |
168 |
237 |
511 |
329 |
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| CO3 – 2: Potato Extent |
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| District |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
| National Total |
4,246 |
6,605 |
6,313 |
5,495 |
5,589 |
5,290 |
5,238 |
4,832 |
4,017 |
3,784 |
| Nuwara Eliya |
431 |
1,848 |
1,300 |
1,734 |
1,456 |
1,454 |
1,065 |
1,329 |
662 |
656 |
| Badulla |
3,716 |
4,689 |
4,931 |
3,682 |
4,064 |
3,760 |
4,154 |
3,472 |
3,286 |
3,088 |
| Other Districts |
99 |
68 |
82 |
79 |
69 |
76 |
19 |
31 |
69 |
40 |
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| CO3 – 3: Monthly Production of Potato
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| Unit: MT .
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| Year |
District |
Nov/Dec |
Dec/Jan |
Jan/Feb |
Feb/Mar |
Mar/Apr |
Apr/May |
May/Jun |
Jun/Jul |
Jul/Aug |
Aug/Sep |
Sep/Oct |
Oct/Nov |
Total |
| 2002/2003 |
National Total |
5,208 |
711 |
3,602 |
11,291 |
14,165 |
2,505 |
5,827 |
929 |
2,011 |
8,167 |
10,907 |
5,694 |
71,584 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
1,595 |
711 |
- |
363 |
4,212 |
2,024 |
5,827 |
929 |
547 |
- |
522 |
898 |
17,628 |
| Badulla |
3,613 |
- |
3,602 |
10,928 |
9,953 |
481 |
- |
- |
1,464 |
8,167 |
10,385 |
4,796 |
53,389 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
567 |
| 2003/2004 |
National Total |
2,248 |
1,719 |
1,641 |
10,415 |
13,801 |
10,812 |
978 |
- |
5,616 |
18,962 |
11,365 |
3,305 |
81,544 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
467 |
1,352 |
- |
818 |
4,301 |
9,682 |
978 |
- |
1,636 |
2,798 |
3,994 |
802 |
26,828 |
| Badulla |
1,781 |
367 |
1,641 |
9,597 |
9,500 |
1,130 |
- |
- |
3,980 |
16,164 |
7,371 |
2,503 |
54,034 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
682 |
| 2004/2005 |
National Total |
4,655 |
1,958 |
2,510 |
20,150 |
11,815 |
7,604 |
- |
- |
2,135 |
13,673 |
9,993 |
4,267 |
79,380 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
3,791 |
1,805 |
368 |
3,739 |
2,178 |
5,960 |
- |
- |
- |
681 |
1,288 |
2,655 |
22,465 |
| Badulla |
864 |
153 |
2,142 |
16,411 |
9,637 |
1,644 |
- |
- |
2,135 |
12,992 |
8,705 |
1,612 |
56,295 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
620 |
| 2005/2006 |
National Total |
3,382 |
2,635 |
4,154 |
20,136 |
4,622 |
8,269 |
8,073 |
466 |
820 |
5,177 |
9,925 |
11,168 |
79,520 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
2,771 |
2,462 |
- |
- |
448 |
7,732 |
8,073 |
466 |
550 |
80 |
125 |
1,424 |
24,131 |
| Badulla |
611 |
173 |
4,154 |
20,136 |
4,174 |
537 |
- |
- |
270 |
5,097 |
9,800 |
9,744 |
54,696 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
693 |
| 2006/2007 |
National Total |
3,126 |
922 |
848 |
10,001 |
15,845 |
8,886 |
844 |
816 |
2,348 |
19,207 |
9,342 |
2,910 |
75,263 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
1,738 |
757 |
185 |
- |
95 |
7,504 |
844 |
816 |
453 |
346 |
425 |
2,283 |
15,446 |
| Badulla |
1,388 |
165 |
663 |
10,001 |
15,750 |
1,382 |
- |
- |
1,895 |
18,861 |
8,917 |
627 |
59,649 |
| 2007/2008 |
National Total |
5,003 |
2,134 |
426 |
7,216 |
8,314 |
5,268 |
2,487 |
595 |
6,819 |
19,781 |
11,256 |
4,862 |
74,381 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
2,812 |
1,917 |
426 |
887 |
3,040 |
2,321 |
2,487 |
595 |
630 |
2,382 |
1,678 |
2,454 |
21,629 |
| Badulla |
2,191 |
217 |
- |
6,329 |
5,274 |
2,947 |
- |
- |
6,189 |
17,399 |
9,578 |
2,408 |
52,532 |
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Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
237 |
| 2008/2009 |
National Total |
1,506 |
581 |
- |
14,036 |
10,537 |
2,462 |
1,387 |
- |
- |
1,348 |
15,479 |
13,001 |
60,848 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
1,125 |
- |
- |
963 |
2,736 |
2,162 |
1,387 |
- |
- |
- |
181 |
2,626 |
11,180 |
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Badulla |
381 |
581 |
- |
13,073 |
7,801 |
300 |
- |
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1,348 |
15,298 |
10.375 |
49,157 |
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Other Districts |
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511 |
| 2009/2010 |
National Total |
5,249 |
574 |
531 |
14,908 |
4,202 |
2,108 |
1,608 |
258 |
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1,408 |
15,527 |
4,592 |
51,294 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
2,458 |
519 |
531 |
236 |
2,031 |
1,774 |
1,599 |
258 |
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1,142 |
570 |
11,118 |
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Badulla |
2,791 |
55 |
- |
14,672 |
2,171 |
334 |
9 |
- |
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1,408 |
14,385 |
4,022 |
39,847 |
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Other Districts |
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329 |
| 2010/2011 |
National Total |
5,188 |
2,144 |
290 |
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7,622 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
1,242 |
2,144 |
290 |
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3,676 |
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Badulla |
3,946 |
- |
- |
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3,946 |
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Other Districts |
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| CO3 – 4: Monthly Extent of Potato |
| Unit : Ha. |
| Year |
District |
Nov/Dec |
Dec/Jan |
Jan/Feb |
Feb/Mar |
Mar/Apr |
Apr/May |
May/Jun |
Jun/Jul |
Jul/Aug |
Aug/Sep |
Sep/Oct |
Oct/Nov |
Total |
| 2002/2003 |
National Total |
395 |
49 |
434 |
1,192 |
1,262 |
200 |
420 |
69 |
170 |
784 |
813 |
443 |
6,314 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
110 |
49 |
- |
30 |
316 |
154 |
420 |
69 |
46 |
- |
39 |
67 |
1,300 |
| Badulla |
285 |
- |
434 |
1,162 |
946 |
46 |
- |
- |
124 |
784 |
774 |
376 |
4,931 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
82 |
| 2003/2004 |
National Total |
165 |
130 |
170 |
972 |
1,019 |
625 |
53 |
- |
362 |
1,018 |
695 |
206 |
5,495 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
34 |
101 |
- |
48 |
283 |
532 |
53 |
- |
117 |
206 |
297 |
63 |
1,734 |
| Badulla |
131 |
29 |
170 |
924 |
736 |
93 |
- |
- |
245 |
812 |
398 |
144 |
3,682 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
79 |
| 2004/2005 |
National Total |
296 |
131 |
208 |
1,502 |
819 |
492 |
- |
- |
156 |
934 |
678 |
304 |
5,589 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
248 |
122 |
25 |
241 |
145 |
378 |
- |
- |
- |
42 |
78 |
177 |
1,456 |
| Badulla |
48 |
9 |
183 |
1,261 |
674 |
114 |
- |
- |
156 |
892 |
600 |
127 |
4,064 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
| 2005/2006 |
National Total |
208 |
157 |
285 |
1,408 |
324 |
501 |
474 |
28 |
52 |
347 |
689 |
741 |
5,290 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
163 |
145 |
- |
- |
29 |
467 |
474 |
28 |
33 |
6 |
10 |
99 |
1,454 |
| Badulla |
45 |
12 |
285 |
1,408 |
295 |
34 |
- |
- |
19 |
341 |
679 |
642 |
3,760 |
| Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
| 2006/2007 |
National Total |
224 |
58 |
51 |
706 |
1,159 |
624 |
56 |
52 |
161 |
1,283 |
660 |
185 |
5,219 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
140 |
48 |
11 |
- |
6 |
527 |
56 |
52 |
29 |
24 |
28 |
144 |
1,065 |
| Badulla |
84 |
10 |
40 |
706 |
1,153 |
97 |
- |
- |
132 |
1,259 |
632 |
41 |
4,154 |
| 2007/2008 |
National Total |
318 |
137 |
27 |
504 |
596 |
360 |
150 |
35 |
411 |
1,226 |
715 |
322 |
4,830 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
178 |
123 |
27 |
53 |
187 |
138 |
150 |
35 |
46 |
145 |
100 |
147 |
1,329 |
| Badulla |
140 |
14 |
- |
451 |
409 |
222 |
- |
- |
365 |
1,081 |
615 |
175 |
3,472 |
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Other Districts |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31 |
| 2008/2009 |
National Total |
100 |
35 |
- |
986 |
689 |
151 |
77 |
- |
- |
76 |
1,018 |
816 |
4,017 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
70 |
- |
- |
55 |
157 |
127 |
77 |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
163 |
662 |
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Badulla |
30 |
35 |
- |
931 |
532 |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
1,005 |
653 |
3,286 |
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Other Districts |
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69 |
| 2009/2010 |
National Total |
352 |
36 |
33 |
1,109 |
298 |
127 |
90 |
14 |
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135 |
1,170 |
380 |
3,784 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
148 |
32 |
33 |
14 |
119 |
101 |
89 |
14 |
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69 |
37 |
656 |
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Badulla |
204 |
4 |
- |
1,095 |
179 |
26 |
1 |
- |
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135 |
1,101 |
343 |
3,088 |
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Other Districts |
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40 |
| 2010/2011 |
National Total |
422 |
134 |
18 |
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574 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
79 |
134 |
18 |
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231 |
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Badulla |
343 |
- |
- |
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343 |
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Other Districts |
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| CO3 – 5: Potato Imports |
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| Imports |
MT. |
| 2001 |
62,560 |
| 2002 |
38,000 |
| 2003 |
40,490 |
| 2004 |
28,010 |
| 2005 |
40,750 |
| 2006 |
46,550 |
| 2007 |
85,930 |
| 2008 |
99,350 |
| 2009 |
99,620 |
| 2010 |
101,360* |
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| * January to September |
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| Note: |
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| Estimates based
on the reconnaissance surveys carried out by the Department of
Census & Statistics in respective districts. |
| Potato is
cultivated mainly in Nuwaraeliya and Badulla districts. The
contribution from other districts to the total is negligible |
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