Statistics of the Sugar Sector

2016201720182019202020212022
Sugar Imports (t)651,000.00498,000.00645,000.00556,000.00683,000.00552,000.00460,000.00
Sugar Import Value (Rs. Billion)49.1939.0040.0036.0051.0052.0083.00
Local sugar Consumption (t)713,048.00553,552.00696,265.00608,304.00743,443.00633,641.00538,870.00
Local Production (%)8.7%10.0%7.4%8.6%8.1%12.9%14.6%
Area (ha) Sevanagala3,739.003,498.003,502.003,240.003,385.003,305.003,552.00
Pelwatta8,619.008,785.007,810.007,810.008,133.009,713.009,913.00
Hingurana3,163.002,749.003,081.005,158.005,850.006,570.006,837.00
Ethimale N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4,789.005,174.00
Total15,521.0015,032.0014,393.0016,208.0017,368.0024,377.0025,476.00
Yield (t/ha) SevanagalaRF64.0054.0071.0066.0061.0082.0084.00
IR105.0092.00110.00105.00101.00114.00110.00
Pelwatta41.0048.0047.0040.0039.0061.0050.00
Hingurana53.0063.0052.0067.0061.0065.0053.00
Ethimale N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A50.0040.00
Average65.7564.2570.0069.5065.5074.4067.40
Crushed (t)Sevanagala234,707.00198,151.00223,293.00232,791.00244,457.00301,767.00237,541.00
Pelwatta416,340.00378,517.00371,694.00330,824.00323,106.00488,168.00343,038.00
Hingurana160,545.00169,939.00125,273.00226,598.00316,000.00356,647.00397,751.00
Ethimale N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A143,487.00176,599.00
Total-746,607.00720,260.00790,213.00883,563.001,290,069.001,154,929.00
Sugar Production (t)Sevanagala17,234.0015,198.0014,709.0016,013.0016,071.0017,796.0012,628.00
Pelwatta34,188.0027,643.0028,061.0025,162.0023,582.0030,300.0024,110.00
Hingurana10,626.0012,711.008,495.0011,129.0020,790.0022,628.0028,567.00
Ethimale N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10,917.0013,565.00
Total62,048.0055,552.0051,265.0052,304.0060,443.0081,641.0078,870.00
Recovery (%)Sevanagala7.347.676.596.906.575.905.32
Pelwatta8.217.307.557.617.306.707.03
Hingurana6.717.486.787.066.586.347.18
Ethimale N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.627.68
Average7.427.486.977.196.826.646.80
Ethanol (Million L)Sevanagala4.303.304.202.203.305.103.90
Pelwatta7.503.705.505.605.507.967.88
Hingurana--3.304.705.607.066.90
Ethimale N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-2.95
Total11.807.0013.0012.5014.4020.1221.63

N/A – Dat not available, RF- Rain Fed, IR- Irrigated 

Last update – 28/04/2023