PADDY STATISTICS

2015/2016 MAHA SEASON

DEPARTMENT OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL POLICIES AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
ISBN 978-955-702-013-6
 Preface

The Agriculture and Environment Statistics Division of the Department of Census and Statistics is responsible for
the collection, compilation and dissemination of agricultural related information of the country. This division
collects data through economic census including agricultural activities, sample surveys and administrative
records. The publication “Paddy Statistics” provides information on paddy during the 2015/2016 Maha season.

The field work of the survey covered the whole country. A sample of 4000 paddy parcels has been selected for the
2015/2016 Maha season representation of all paddy parcels in Sri Lanka.

The publication was prepared by the staff of the Agriculture and Environment Statistics Division of the
Department of Census and Statistics under the guidance of Director, Mr. P. M. P. Anura Kumara and Deputy
Director, Mr. K. P. K. Disanayake. Crop cutting survey was done by Statistical Officers and Statistical Assistants
of the Department of Census and Statistics, attached to the Divisional Secretariats and other selected field staff
attached to the Department of Agriculture and Agrarian Service Department.

Dr. A. J. Satharasinghe
Director General
Department of Census and Statistics

Department of Census and Statistics

No. 306/71
Polduwa Road
Battaramulla
29-12-2016

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 List of Tables

Table 1 Gross harvested area, average yield and production of paddy 2010/2011 – 2015/2016 1
Maha Seasons

Table 2 Extent, sown, harvested (gross & net), average yield and production by District 7
2015/2016 Maha (imperial units)

Table 3 Extent, sown, harvested (gross & net), average yield and production by District 8
2015/2016 Maha (metric units)

Table 4 Estimation of standard errors of average yields - 2015/2016 Maha (imperial units) 9

Table 5 Estimation of standard errors of average yields - 2015/2016 Maha (metric units) 10

Table 6 Extent harvested, average yield and production of paddy by season (1990-2015) 11
Table 7 Comparison of sown extent and production 12

Table 8 Paddy statistics at Mahaweli special areas - 2014/2015 Maha (imperial units) 13

Table 8A Paddy statistics at Mahaweli special areas - 2014/2015 Maha (metric units) 13

Table 9 Paddy statistics at block level -udawalawe - 2015/2016 Maha (imperial units) 14

Table 9A Paddy Statistics at block level - Udawalawe - 2015/2016 Maha (metric units) 14

Table 10 Paddy statistics at block level - Mahaweli System 'B' - 2015/2016 Maha (imperial 15
Units)

Table 10A Paddy Statistics at Block Level - Mahaweli System 'B' - 2015/2016 Maha (metric 15
Units)

Table 11 Paddy statistics at block level - Mahaweli System 'C' - 2015/2016 Maha (imperial 16
units)
Table 11A Paddy statistics at block level - Mahaweli System 'C' - 2015/2016 Maha (metric 16
units)

Table 12 Paddy statistics at block level -Mahaweli 'H' - 2015/2016 Maha (imperial units) 17

Table 12A Paddy statistics at block level -Mahaweli 'H' - 2015/2016 Maha (metric units) 17

Table 13 Paddy statistics at block level -Mahaweli 'G' - 2015/2016 Maha (imperial Units) 18

Table 13A Paddy statistics at block level -Mahaweli 'G' - 2015/2016 Maha (metric Units) 18

Table 14 Sown area under paddy by system of tenure and District - 2015/2016 Maha 19

Table 15 Sown area under paddy by method of land preparation and District - 2015/2016 Maha 20

Table 16 Sown area under paddy by method of sowing and District -2015/2016 Maha 21

Table 17 Sown area under paddy by application of fertilizer and District 2015/2016 Maha 22

Table 18 Sown area under paddy by type of weeding and District- 2015/2016 Maha 23
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Table 19 Sown area under paddy by use of insecticides and District - 2015/2016 Maha 24

Table 20 Sown area under paddy by method of harvesting by District - 2015/2016 Maha 25

Table 21 Sown area under paddy by method of threshing and District - 2015/2016 Maha 26

Table 22 Sown area under paddy by use of straw and District - 2015/2016 Maha 27

Table 23 Sown area under paddy by type of variety and District 2015/2016 Maha 28

List of Figures

Figure 1 Paddy production by District - 2015/2016 Maha 04

Figure 2 Sown & harvested extend - Maha season (1976-2016) 05

Figure 3 Average yield of paddy - Maha season (1975-2016) 05

Figure 4 Paddy production- Maha season (1975-2016) 06

Figure 5 Sown Extent under Paddy 2015/2016 Maha 06

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 Paddy Statistics – 2015/ 2016 Maha Season

The total paddy production in the country is estimated as a product of the average yield that is
estimated through a sample survey and the harvested extent, which is based on a complete
enumeration of all paddy parcels.

In order to estimate the average yield, 3,042 experiments were conducted during the season.

Paddy is an important crop in Mahaweli areas. Therefore, paddy statistics at block level for
Mahaweli areas namely Mahaweli ‘B’, ‘C’, ’G’ ‘H’ and ‘L’ are also published in this report.
Mahaweli ‘H’ area and Udawalawa areas have been included as special agricultural Districts and
all other Mahaweli areas have been incorporated into the respective Districts that they belong to.

Distribution of sown extent by various aspects pertaining to paddy cultivation such as method of
land preparation, application of fertilizer, use of insecticides etc. are included in table 14 through
table 23. These statistics have been compiled on the basis of data collection from 7,910 paddy
growing parcels.

Table 1: GROSS HARVESTED AREA, AVERAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF PADDY

2010/2011 – 2015/2016 MAHA SEASONS

GROSS HARVESTED
AVERAGE YIELD PRODUCTION
EXTENT
MAHA
SEASON BUSHELS
'000 Kg PER NET MILLION
'000 ACRES PER NET '000 MT
HECTARES HECTARE BUSHELS
ACRE

2010/2011 1,516 613 71.13 2,994 95.65 1,996

2011/2012 1,692 685 86.20 4,444 130.21 2,717
2012/2013 1,832 742 83.04 4,281 136.41 2,846
2013/2014 1,433 580 83.30 4,222 107.15 2,235
2014/2015 1,816 735 84.64 4,364 137.88 2,877
2015/2016 1,835 743 84.34 4,349 139.11 2,903

The sown extent under paddy cultivation during 2015/2016 Maha season was 1,868,117 acres
(756,005 ha), and it is 2 % decrease compared to the 2014/2015 Maha season.

The harvested extent during this season was estimated to be 1,835,304 acres (742,724 ha) and it is
about 98% of the sown extent. It is 1% increase compared to the 2014/2015 Maha season.

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Average Yield
The average yield of paddy estimated for 2015/2016 Maha season was 84.34 bushels per net acre
(4,349 Kg. per net ha.). The highest average yield of 121.88 bushels per net acre (6,284 kg per
net ha.) was reported during this season from Mahaweli ‘H’ special area. The second highest
average yield of 114.56 bushels per net acre (5,907 kg per net ha.) was reported form
Udawalawa special area.

Production
The estimated paddy production for 2015/2016 Maha season was 139,114,000 bushels (2,902,693
MT). This is about 1% increase compared with the previous Maha season.
The highest production of 17,540,000 bushels (365,988 MT) of paddy was reported from
Anuradhapura District. Paddy production in Anuradapura District was accounted for about 13%
of paddy production of the country. The contribution to the national paddy production from
Ampara, Kurunegala and Polonnaruwaa Districts were recorded as 12%, 11% and 10%
respectively.

Seed Variety

Long grain white varieties had been cultivated nearly 40% of the total sown extent. Short grain
white, long grain red and short grain red varieties have been recorded 28%, 18%, 13% of the total
sown extent respectively.

Ownership
Nearly 85% of the sown extent during 2015/2016 Maha season was under the ‘Singly Owned’
category of ownership. Another 8% and 4% had been under ‘Ande’ and ‘Joint’ ownership
category respectively.

Method of Land Preparation

Nearly 95% of the sown extent has been prepared for cultivation by using tractors. Sown extent
that had been prepared for cultivation using buffaloes and using mamoties were about 4% and 1%
respectively of the total sown extent.

Method of Sowing
Broadcasting is the most popular method of sowing and that has been used in 95% of the sown
extent.

Transplanting not in rows is the most popular method of sowing in Nuwara Eliya District. The
percentage of sown extent under the Nuwara Eliya Districts was estimated to be 68%.

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Use of Fertilizer
Only chemical fertilizers have been applied in about 68% of the sown extent. Use of both
chemical and organic fertilizers was 31% of the sown extent.

Use of Insecticides, Fungicides and Weedicides

Insecticides had been applied in about 70% of the total sown extent and weedicides had been
applied was about 80%. Corresponding percentage for ‘Hand weeding’ was 17%.

Use of Straw

Applying straw directly to the paddy field was about 90% of the total sown extent.

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 Sown & Harvested Extend - Maha Season (1976-2016)
2,000 806

1,800 726

1,600 645
Thousand Acres

Thousand Hect.
1,400 565

1,200 484

1,000 404

800 323

600 243
76/ 77 79/ 80 82/ 83 85/ 86 88/ 89 91/ 92 94/ 95 97/ 98 00/01 03/04 06/07 09/10 12/13 15/16
sown extent harvested extent

FIGURE 3 : AVERAGE YIELDS OF PADDY - MAHA SEASON (1975-2016)

4800

4400

4000

3600
KG/HEC

3200

2800

2400

2000

year

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 FIGURE 4 : PADDY PRODUCTION - MAHA SEASON (1975-2016)

3,000

2,750

2,500

2,250
Thousand MT

2,000

1,750

1,500

1,250

1,000

750

year

FIGURE 5 : SOWN EXTENT UNDER PADDY

2015/2016 MAHA SEASON

Rainfed
27%

Major
46%

Minor
27%

Major Minor Rainfed

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 TABLE 2: PADDY STATISTICS - EXTENT, SOWN, HARVESTED (GROSS & NET), AVERAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY DISTRICT
2015/2016 MAHA SEASON (IMPERIAL UNITS)
G R O S S E XT E N T S O WN ( A C R E S ) G R O S S E XT E N T H A R VE S T E D ( A C R E S ) A VE R A G E YIE LD ( B US H E LS P E R N E T T A C R E )
T OT A L
D IS T R IC T N E T E XT E N T P R O D UC T IO N
M A J OR M IN O R A LL M A J OR M IN O R A LL M A J OR M IN O R A VE R A G E
R A IN F E D R A IN F E D R A IN F E D H A R VE S T E D ( '0 0 0 B US H E LS )
S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES YIE LD
(A C R ES )

COLOMBO 107 1,552 5,499 7,158 107 1,543 5,487 7,137 52.28 71.47 65.00 66.21 6,066 402
GAMPAHA 3,996 7,925 12,762 24,683 3,996 7,910 12,762 24,668 73.27 76.47 73.96 74.65 20,968 1,565
KALUTARA 318 4,599 24,083 29,000 317 4,596 24,054 28,967 68.82 62.51 65.58 65.13 26,722 1,740
KANDY 10,211 12,767 6,050 29,028 10,211 12,751 6,031 28,993 86.71 63.51 69.83 73.00 22,928 1,674
MATALE 16,627 20,393 12,048 49,068 16,619 20,359 11,761 48,739 91.07 84.24 83.98 86.51 43,831 3,792
NUWARAELIYA 2,459 9,524 43 12,026 2,459 9,524 43 12,026 74.25 73.11 61.29 73.30 6,777 497
GALLE 162 1,185 23,792 25,139 162 1,165 23,676 25,003 62.06 45.26 58.07 57.50 19,567 1,125
MATARA 8,248 6,746 14,905 29,899 7,921 6,535 14,819 29,275 79.86 71.01 81.38 78.65 23,113 1,818
HAMBANTOTA 50,785 14,444 3,586 68,815 49,316 14,273 3,446 67,035 111.10 96.88 53.04 105.09 58,568 6,155
JAFFNA - - 25,334 25,334 - - 20,730 20,730 - - 45.62 45.62 18,396 839
MANNAR 38,073 7,996 133 46,202 37,996 7,991 133 46,120 97.56 94.29 81.98 96.95 44,035 4,269
VAVUNIYA 10,216 27,960 5,014 43,190 10,216 27,960 5,014 43,190 81.22 86.42 80.89 84.55 40,750 3,445
MULATIVU 18,035 10,847 10,766 39,648 16,604 10,441 6,107 33,152 72.04 69.98 65.86 70.25 31,279 2,197
KILLINOCHCHI 27,855 851 31,013 59,719 27,855 851 31,013 59,719 77.65 73.15 76.12 76.79 52,995 4,070
BATTICALOA 51,623 7,429 94,126 153,178 44,855 6,921 87,593 139,369 58.03 53.80 59.29 58.61 123,007 7,210
AMPARA 153,170 9,400 37,550 200,120 152,643 9,347 37,550 199,540 90.60 86.42 70.62 86.64 190,700 16,523
TRINCOMALEE 45,577 21,353 18,811 85,741 44,514 21,339 18,706 84,559 93.73 86.49 78.95 88.63 78,555 6,963
KURUNEGALA 38,353 92,496 68,758 199,607 38,315 92,379 68,535 199,229 95.27 79.26 72.81 80.12 199,229 15,962
PUTTALAM 19,360 25,446 4,836 49,642 18,874 24,769 4,715 48,358 81.83 74.61 75.31 77.50 41,104 3,185
ANURADHAPURA 72,162 130,804 34,881 237,847 71,922 130,121 34,845 236,888 99.15 90.49 83.45 92.08 190,482 17,540
POLONNARUWA 140,434 16,429 4,253 161,116 140,292 16,377 4,253 160,922 99.08 97.48 66.78 98.06 142,352 13,960
BADULLA 27,367 25,802 14,262 67,431 27,367 25,802 14,262 67,431 93.50 81.40 67.92 83.46 57,316 4,784
MONARAGALA 22,908 25,755 44,452 93,115 22,908 25,721 44,419 93,048 87.58 82.41 62.19 74.03 91,187 6,751
RATNAPURA 5,239 15,540 6,805 27,584 5,235 15,491 6,763 27,489 93.11 73.00 66.35 75.19 23,366 1,757
KEGALLE - 4,379 9,847 14,226 - 4,341 9,775 14,116 - 87.27 71.39 76.27 13,224 1,009
UDA WALAWE 30,205 - - 30,205 30,205 - - 30,205 114.56 - - 114.56 29,601 3,391
MAHAWELI 'H' 59,396 - - 59,396 59,396 - - 59,396 121.88 - - 121.88 53,266 6,492
SRI LANKA 852,886 501,622 513,609 1,868,117 840,305 498,507 496,492 1,835,304 94.61 83.01 68.31 84.34 1,649,384 139,114
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 TABLE 3 : PADDY STATISTICS - EXTENT, SOWN, HARVESTED (GROSS & NET), AVERAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY DISTRICT
2015/2016 MAHA SEASON (METRIC UNITS)
G R O S S E XT E N T S O WN ( H e c t a re s ) G R O S S E XT E N T H A R VE S T E D ( H E C T A R E S ) A VE R A G E YIE LD P E R N E T T H E C T A R E ( k g )
N ET EXT EN T TOTA L
D IS T R IC T M A J OR M IN O R A LL M A J OR M IN O R A LL M A J OR M IN O R A VE R A G E H A R VEST ED P R O D UC T IO N
R A IN F E D R A IN F E D R A IN F E D (H EC T A R E) (M T)
S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES S C HEM ES YIE LD

COLOMBO 43 628 2,225 2,896 43 624 2,221 2,888 2696 3685 3351 3414 2,455 8,381
GAMPAHA 1,617 3,207 5,165 9,989 1,617 3,201 5,165 9,983 3778 3943 3813 3849 8,485 32,661
KALUTARA 129 1,861 9,746 11,736 128 1,860 9,734 11,722 3548 3223 3381 3358 10,814 36,314
KANDY 4,132 5,167 2,448 11,747 4,132 5,160 2,441 11,733 4471 3275 3600 3764 9,279 34,921
MATALE 6,729 8,253 4,876 19,858 6,725 8,239 4,760 19,724 4696 4343 4330 4460 17,738 79,115
NUWARAELIYA 995 3,854 17 4,866 995 3,854 17 4,866 3828 3770 3160 3779 2,742 10,365
GALLE 66 480 9,628 10,174 66 471 9,581 10,118 3200 2334 2994 2965 7,919 23,476
MATARA 3,338 2,730 6,032 12,100 3,206 2,645 5,997 11,848 4118 3661 4196 4055 9,353 37,932
HAMBANTOTA 20,552 5,845 1,451 27,848 19,957 5,776 1,395 27,128 5728 4995 2735 5418 23,702 128,424
JAFFNA - - 10,252 10,252 - - 8,389 8,389 - - 2352 2352 7,445 17,511
MANNAR 15,408 3,236 54 18,698 15,376 3,234 54 18,664 5030 4862 4227 4999 17,821 89,079
VAVUNIYA 4,134 11,315 2,029 17,478 4,134 11,315 2,029 17,478 4188 4456 4171 4359 16,491 71,889
MULATIVU 7,299 4,390 4,357 16,046 6,719 4,225 2,471 13,415 3714 3608 3396 3622 12,658 45,851
KILLINOCHCHI 11,273 344 12,551 24,168 11,273 344 12,551 24,168 4004 3772 3925 3959 21,446 84,913
BATTICALOA 20,891 3,006 38,091 61,988 18,152 2,801 35,448 56,401 2992 2774 3057 3022 49,779 150,434
AMPARA 61,986 3,804 15,196 80,986 61,773 3,783 15,196 80,752 4671 4456 3641 4467 77,174 344,765
TRINCOMALEE 18,444 8,641 7,613 34,698 18,014 8,636 7,570 34,220 4833 4459 4071 4570 31,790 145,279
KURUNEGALA 15,521 37,432 27,825 80,778 15,506 37,384 27,735 80,625 4912 4087 3754 4131 80,625 333,062
PUTTALAM 7,835 10,298 1,957 20,090 7,638 10,024 1,908 19,570 4219 3847 3883 3996 16,634 66,466
ANURADHAPURA 29,203 52,935 14,116 96,254 29,106 52,658 14,101 95,865 5112 4666 4303 4748 77,085 365,988
POLONNARUWA 56,832 6,649 1,721 65,202 56,774 6,628 1,721 65,123 5109 5026 3443 5056 57,608 291,274
BADULLA 11,075 10,442 5,772 27,289 11,075 10,442 5,772 27,289 4821 4197 3502 4303 23,195 99,813
MONARAGALA 9,271 10,423 17,989 37,683 9,271 10,409 17,976 37,656 4516 4249 3207 3817 36,902 140,855
RATNAPURA 2,120 6,289 2,754 11,163 2,119 6,269 2,737 11,125 4801 3764 3421 3877 9,456 36,660
KEGALLE - 1,772 3,985 5,757 - 1,757 3,956 5,713 - 4500 3681 3933 5,352 21,046
UDA WALAWE 12,224 - - 12,224 12,224 - - 12,224 5907 - - 5907 11,979 70,757
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 - - 24,037 24,037 - - 24,037 6284 - - 6284 21,556 135,462
SRI LANKA 345,154 203,001 207,850 756,005 340,060 201,739 200,925 742,724 4878 4280 3522 4349 667,483 2,902,693
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 TABLE 4 : ESTIMATION OF STANDARD ERRORS OF AVERAGE YIELDS - 2015/2016 MAHA (IMPERIAL UNITS)

M A J OR S C HEM ES M IN OR S C HEM ES R A IN F ED D IS TR IC T A V ER A GE

Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT

D IS TR IC T
B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR B U / N ET A C .

LOW ER U P P ER LOW ER U P P ER LOW ER U P P ER LOW ER U P P ER

COLOMBO 52.28 0.07 0.13 52.14 52.42 71.47 0.14 0.20 71.20 71.74 65.00 1.26 1.94 62.53 67.47 66.21 1.05 1.59 64.15 68.27
GAMPAHA 73.27 7.34 10.02 58.88 87.66 76.47 0.94 1.23 74.63 78.31 73.96 3.21 4.34 67.67 80.25 74.65 3.11 4.17 68.56 80.75
KALUT ARA 68.82 0.08 0.12 68.66 68.98 62.51 2.28 3.65 58.04 66.98 65.58 1.53 2.33 62.58 68.58 65.13 1.32 2.03 62.54 67.72
KANDY 86.71 1.88 2.17 83.03 90.39 63.51 2.25 3.54 59.10 67.92 69.83 1.89 2.71 66.13 73.53 73.00 1.26 1.73 70.53 75.47
MAT ALE 91.07 1.27 1.39 88.58 93.56 84.24 1.21 1.44 81.87 86.61 83.98 1.94 2.31 80.18 87.78 86.51 0.82 0.95 84.90 88.11
NUWARAELIYA 74.25 1.73 2.33 70.86 77.64 73.11 0.43 0.59 72.27 73.95 61.29 1.12 1.83 59.09 63.49 73.30 0.49 0.67 72.34 74.26
GALLE 62.06 0.41 0.66 61.26 62.86 45.26 0.17 0.38 44.93 45.59 58.07 3.48 5.99 51.25 64.89 57.50 3.30 5.74 51.03 63.97
MAT ARA 79.86 0.51 0.64 78.86 80.86 71.01 3.38 4.76 64.39 77.63 81.38 1.74 2.14 77.97 84.79 78.65 1.18 1.50 76.34 80.97
HAMBANT OT A 111.10 1.92 1.73 107.34 114.86 96.88 4.31 4.45 88.43 105.33 53.04 0.17 0.32 52.71 53.37 105.09 1.70 1.62 101.76 108.42
JAFFNA - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ 45.62 2.00 4.38 41.70 49.54 45.62 2.00 4.38 41.70 49.54
MANNAR 97.56 0.34 0.35 96.89 98.23 94.29 0.97 1.03 92.39 96.19 81.98 0.02 0.02 81.94 82.02 96.95 0.32 0.33 96.32 97.58
VAVUNIYA 81.22 0.34 0.42 80.55 81.89 86.42 9.78 11.32 67.25 105.59 80.89 10.11 12.50 61.07 100.71 84.55 7.48 8.85 69.89 99.21
MULAT IVU 72.04 0.70 0.97 70.67 73.41 69.98 0.96 1.37 68.10 71.86 65.86 2.06 3.13 61.82 69.90 70.25 0.83 1.18 68.63 71.88
KILLINOCHCHI 77.65 1.50 1.93 74.71 80.59 73.15 0.79 1.08 71.60 74.70 76.12 0.72 0.95 74.71 77.53 76.79 0.79 1.03 75.24 78.34
BAT T ICALOA 58.03 1.25 2.15 55.58 60.48 53.80 4.36 8.10 45.25 62.35 59.29 1.90 3.20 55.57 63.01 58.61 1.22 2.08 56.22 61.00
AMPARA 90.60 1.78 1.96 87.11 94.09 86.42 0.61 0.71 85.22 87.62 70.62 0.77 1.09 69.11 72.13 86.64 1.41 1.63 83.88 89.41
T RINCOMALEE 93.73 0.43 0.46 92.89 94.57 86.49 0.68 0.79 85.16 87.82 78.95 1.70 2.15 75.62 82.28 88.63 0.53 0.60 87.59 89.67
KURUNEGALA 95.27 0.65 0.68 94.00 96.54 79.26 1.48 1.87 76.36 82.16 72.81 1.76 2.42 69.36 76.26 80.12 0.93 1.16 78.30 81.94
PUT T ALAM 81.83 2.10 2.57 77.71 85.95 74.61 1.28 1.72 72.10 77.12 75.31 2.67 3.55 70.08 80.54 77.50 1.08 1.39 75.38 79.61
ANURADHAPURA 99.15 1.96 1.98 95.31 102.99 90.49 1.27 1.40 88.00 92.98 83.45 1.23 1.47 81.04 85.86 92.08 0.95 1.03 90.22 93.95
POLONNARUWA 99.08 2.03 2.05 95.10 103.06 97.48 5.57 5.71 86.56 108.40 66.78 8.02 12.01 51.06 82.50 98.06 1.88 1.92 94.38 101.75
BADULLA 93.50 0.71 0.76 92.11 94.89 81.40 1.11 1.36 79.22 83.58 67.92 0.03 0.04 67.86 67.98 83.46 0.50 0.60 82.48 84.44
MONARAGALA 87.58 0.60 0.69 86.40 88.76 82.41 0.68 0.83 81.08 83.74 62.19 4.33 6.96 53.70 70.68 74.03 1.61 2.17 70.87 77.19
RAT NAPURA 93.11 3.44 3.69 86.37 99.85 73.00 2.96 4.05 67.20 78.80 66.35 2.86 4.31 60.74 71.96 75.19 1.91 2.54 71.45 78.94
KEGALLE - _ _ _ _ 87.27 2.33 2.67 82.70 91.84 71.39 0.67 0.94 70.08 72.70 76.27 0.85 1.11 74.61 77.94
UDA WALAWE 114.56 0.54 0.47 113.50 115.62 - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ 114.56 0.54 0.47 113.50 115.62
MAHAWELI 'H' 121.88 0.42 0.34 121.06 122.70 - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ 121.88 0.42 1.49 121.06 122.70

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 TABLE 5 : ESTIMATION OF STANDARD ERRORS OF AVERAGE YIELDS - 2015/2016 MAHA METRIC UNITS)
M A J OR S C HEM ES M IN OR S C HEM ES R A IN F ED D IS TR IC T A V ER A GE

D IS TR IC T Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT Y IELD S TD ER R OR % o f S TD . C ON F ID EN C E LIM IT

KG/ N ET HEC . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR KG/ N ET HEC . KG/ N ET HEC . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR KG/ N ET HEC . KG/ N ET HEC . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR KG/ N ET HEC . KG/ N ET HEC . B U / N ET A C . ER R OR KG/ N ET HEC .

LOW ER U P P ER LOW ER U P P ER LOW ER U P P ER LOW ER U P P ER

COLOMBO 2,696 4 0.13 2,688 2,703 3,685 7 0.20 3,671 3,699 3,351 65 1.94 3,224 3,479 3,414 54 1.59 3,308 3,520

GAMPAHA 3,778 378 10.02 3,036 4,520 3,943 48 1.23 3,848 4,038 3,813 166 4.34 3,489 4,138 3,849 160 4.17 3,535 4,163

KALUT ARA 3,548 4 0.12 3,540 3,556 3,223 118 3.65 2,993 3,453 3,381 79 2.33 3,227 3,536 3,358 68 2.03 3,225 3,491

KANDY 4,471 97 2.17 4,281 4,661 3,275 116 3.54 3,047 3,502 3,600 97 2.71 3,409 3,791 3,764 65 1.73 3,636 3,891

MAT ALE 4,696 65 1.39 4,567 4,824 4,343 62 1.44 4,221 4,466 4,330 100 2.31 4,134 4,526 4,460 42 0.95 4,377 4,543

NUWARAELIYA 3,828 89 2.33 3,654 4,003 3,770 22 0.59 3,726 3,813 3,160 58 1.83 3,047 3,273 3,779 25 0.67 3,730 3,829

GALLE 3,200 21 0.66 3,158 3,241 2,334 9 0.38 2,316 2,351 2,994 179 5.99 2,642 3,346 2,965 170 5.74 2,631 3,298

MAT ARA 4,118 26 0.64 4,066 4,169 3,661 174 4.76 3,320 4,003 4,196 90 2.14 4,020 4,372 4,055 61 1.50 3,936 4,175

HAMBANT OT A 5,728 99 1.73 5,534 5,922 4,995 222 4.45 4,560 5,431 2,735 9 0.32 2,718 2,752 5,418 88 1.62 5,247 5,590

JAFFNA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2,352 103 4.38 2,150 2,554 2,352 103 4.38 2,150 2,554

MANNAR 5,030 18 0.35 4,996 5,065 4,862 50 1.03 4,764 4,960 4,227 1 0.02 4,225 4,229 4,999 16 0.33 4,966 5,031

VAVUNIYA 4,188 18 0.42 4,153 4,222 4,456 504 11.32 3,467 5,444 4,171 521 12.50 3,149 5,192 4,359 386 8.85 3,603 5,115

MULAT IVU 3,714 36 0.97 3,644 3,785 3,608 49 1.37 3,511 3,705 3,396 106 3.13 3,188 3,604 3,622 43 1.18 3,538 3,706

KILLINOCHCHI 4,004 77 1.93 3,852 4,155 3,772 41 1.08 3,692 3,851 3,925 37 0.95 3,852 3,998 3,959 41 1.03 3,880 4,039

BAT T ICALOA 2,992 64 2.15 2,866 3,118 2,774 225 8.10 2,333 3,215 3,057 98 3.20 2,865 3,249 3,022 63 2.08 2,899 3,145

AMPARA 4,671 92 1.96 4,491 4,851 4,456 31 0.71 4,394 4,517 3,641 40 1.09 3,563 3,719 4,467 73 1.63 4,325 4,610

T RINCOMALEE 4,833 22 0.46 4,789 4,876 4,459 35 0.79 4,391 4,528 4,071 88 2.15 3,899 4,242 4,570 27 0.60 4,516 4,623

KURUNEGALA 4,912 34 0.68 4,846 4,978 4,087 76 1.87 3,937 4,236 3,754 91 2.42 3,576 3,932 4,131 48 1.16 4,037 4,225

PUT T ALAM 4,219 108 2.57 4,007 4,431 3,847 66 1.72 3,718 3,976 3,883 138 3.55 3,613 4,153 3,996 56 1.39 3,887 4,105

ANURADHAPURA 5,112 101 1.98 4,914 5,310 4,666 65 1.40 4,537 4,794 4,303 63 1.47 4,178 4,427 4,748 49 1.03 4,652 4,844

POLONNARUWA 5,109 105 2.05 4,903 5,314 5,026 287 5.71 4,463 5,589 3,443 414 12.01 2,633 4,254 5,056 97 1.92 4,866 5,246

BADULLA 4,821 37 0.76 4,749 4,893 4,197 57 1.36 4,085 4,309 3,502 2 0.04 3,499 3,505 4,303 26 0.60 4,253 4,354

MONARAGALA 4,516 31 0.69 4,455 4,576 4,249 35 0.83 4,180 4,318 3,207 223 6.96 2,769 3,644 3,817 83 2.17 3,654 3,980

RAT NAPURA 4,801 177 3.69 4,453 5,148 3,764 153 4.05 3,465 4,063 3,421 147 4.31 3,132 3,710 3,877 98 2.54 3,684 4,070

KEGALLE _ _ _ _ _ 4,500 120 2.67 4,264 4,735 3,681 35 0.94 3,613 3,749 3,933 44 1.11 3,847 4,019

UDA WALAWE 5,907 28 0.47 5,852 5,961 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5,907 28 0.47 5,852 5,961

MAHAWELI 'H' 6,284 22 0.34 6,242 6,327 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6,284 97 1.49 6,094 6,474

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 TABLE 06 : EXTENT HARVESTED, AVERAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF PADDY BY SEASON (1990-2016)

GROSS EXTENT AVERAGE YIELD GROSS EXTENT

TOTAL PRODUCTION TOTAL PRODUCTION
HARVESTED HARVESTED AVERAGE YIELD
('000 BUSHELS) ('000MT)
('000 ACRES) (BUSHELS/NETT ACRE) ('000 Hectares)
YEAR

MAHA YALA MAHA YALA MAHA YALA Total MAHA YALA MAHA YALA MAHA YALA Total
1990 1,283 763 69.1 63.4 78,968 42,706 121,674 519 309 3,564 3,266 1,647 891 2,538

1991 1,193 761 70.2 59.1 74,485 39,986 114,471 483 308 3,620 3,048 1,554 835 2,389

1992 1,292 601 68.1 63.1 78,155 34,029 112,184 523 243 3,512 3,253 1,630 710 2,340

1993 1,330 696 68.2 67.5 81,124 42,089 123,213 538 282 3,516 3,481 1,692 878 2,570

1994 1,385 830 64.9 65.8 80,054 48,576 128,630 561 336 3,345 3,394 1,670 1,013 2,683

1995 1,357 841 69.9 66.5 84,407 50,271 134,678 549 340 3,604 3,427 1,761 1,049 2,810

1996 1,051 580 68.5 67.4 63,807 35,000 98,807 425 235 3,534 3,477 1,331 730 2,061

1997 1,095 610 71.2 68.4 69,837 37,496 107,333 443 247 3,671 3,526 1,457 782 2,239

1998 1,391 657 69.0 73.8 85,366 43,678 129,044 563 266 3,555 3,807 1,781 911 2,692

1999 1,331 823 70.1 72.8 83,196 53,746 136,942 539 333 3,612 3,752 1,736 1,121 2,857

2000 1,300 756 73.7 76.8 85,374 51,701 137,075 526 306 3,798 3,958 1,781 1,079 2,860

2001 1,163 727 74.9 79.6 77,304 51,858 129,162 471 294 3,860 4,102 1,613 1,082 2,695

2002 1,232 793 77.4 72.6 85,002 52,027 137,029 499 321 3,990 3,742 1,774 1,086 2,860

2003 1,383 870 73.6 71.9 90,806 56,385 147,191 560 351 3,794 3,708 1,895 1,172 3,067

2004 1,158 620 77.6 82.3 80,022 45,921 125,943 469 251 4,002 4,244 1,670 958 2,628

2005 1,408 853 76.7 77.1 96,461 59,116 155,577 570 345 3,955 3,976 2,013 1,233 3,246

2006 1,447 776 78.9 82.7 102,349 57,814 160,163 586 314 4,069 4,263 2,135 1,206 3,341

2007 1,265 701 83.4 88.1 94,554 55,505 150,059 512 284 4,299 4,543 1,973 1,158 3,131

2008 1,404 1,148 81.1 81.4 101,852 83,871 185,723 568 464 4,175 4,195 2,125 1,750 3,875

2009 1,494 834 85.7 81.2 114,254 60,755 175,009 605 337 4,421 4,187 2,384 1,268 3,652

2010 1,590 1,031 88.9 86.2 126,024 80,087 206,111 643 417 4,583 4,444 2,630 1,671 4,301

2011 1,516 1,209 71.1 84.3 95,655 90,965 186,620 613 489 2,994 4,347 1,996 1,898 3,894

2012 1,692 754 86.2 80.4 130,212 54,107 184,319 685 305 4,444 4,145 2,717 1,129 3,846

2013 1,833 1,104 83.0 86 136,410 85,042 221,452 742 447 4,281 4,408 2,846 1,774 4,620

2014 1,433 743 83.3 81.5 107,155 54,872 162,027 580 301 4,222 4,204 2,236 1,145 3,381

2015 1.816 1,176 84.6 87.8 137,882 93,091 230,973 735 476 4,364 4,527 2,877 1,942 3,819
2016 1,835 84.3 139,114 743 4,349 2,903

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 TABLE 7: COMPARISON OF SOWN EXTENT AND PRODUCTION

SOWN AREA (Acres) PRODUCTION ('000 Bushels)

DISTRICT 2014/2015 2015/2016 2014/2015 2015/2016
PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE
MAHA MAHA MAHA MAHA
CHANGE CHANGE
SEASON SEASON SEASON SEASON
COLOMBO 8,610 7,158 -16.86 487 402 -17.53
GAMPAHA 27,564 24,683 -10.45 1,607 1,565 -2.59
KALUTARA 32,172 29,000 -9.86 2,093 1,740 -16.85
KANDY 29,985 29,028 -3.19 1,922 1,674 -12.92
MATALE 50,324 49,068 -2.50 3,967 3,792 -4.42
NUWARA ELIYA 12,939 12,026 -7.06 523 497 -5.02
GALLE 32,446 25,139 -22.52 1,836 1,125 -38.72
MATARA 35,700 29,899 -16.25 2,309 1,818 -21.27
HAMBANTOTA 67,149 68,815 2.48 6,934 6,155 -11.24
JAFFNA 24,804 25,334 2.14 1,294 839 -35.14
MANNAR 42,801 46,202 7.95 4,249 4,269 0.47
VAVUNIYA 41,616 43,190 3.78 3,660 3,445 -5.87
MULATIVU 36,110 39,648 9.80 2,192 2,197 0.25
KILLINOCHCHI 58,503 59,719 2.08 3,322 4,070 22.50
BATTICALOA 150,768 153,178 1.60 5,778 7,210 24.78
AMPARA 205,428 200,120 -2.58 14,745 16,523 12.06
TRINCOMALEE 85,175 85,741 0.66 5,620 6,963 23.89
KURUNEGALA 196,141 199,607 1.77 13,336 15,962 19.69
PUTTALAM 49,710 49,642 -0.14 3,001 3,185 6.14
ANURADHAPURA 246,644 237,847 -3.57 16,962 17,540 3.41
POLONNARUWA 184,752 161,116 -12.79 16,756 13,960 -16.69
BADULLA 66,860 67,431 0.85 5,246 4,784 -8.81
MONARAGALA 89,053 93,115 4.56 6,717 6,751 0.50
RATNAPURA 29,037 27,584 -5.00 1,876 1,757 -6.34
KEGALLE 15,420 14,226 -7.74 1,070 1,009 -5.73
UDA WALAWE 30,557 30,205 -1.15 3,732 3,391 -9.13
MAHAWELI 'H' 58,938 59,396 0.78 6,647 6,492 -2.33
SRI LANKA 1,909,206 1,868,117 -2.15 137,882 139,114 0.89

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 TABLE 8 : PADDY STATISTICS AT MAHAWELI SPECIAL AREAS - 2015/2016 MAHA (IMPERIAL UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (BU/AC) TOTAL
AREA HARVESTED EXTENT
BLOCK YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN AREA HARVESTED
(BU/AC) (BU/AC) LOWER UPPER ('000 BUSHELS)
(ACRES) (ACRES) (ACRES)
LIMIT LIMIT

UDAWALAWE 30,205 30,205 114.56 2.67 109.32 119.79 29,601 3,391

SYSTEM 'B' 45,073 44,402 102.29 2.54 97.31 107.26 39,278 4,018

SYSTEM 'C ' 54,752 54,752 109.34 1.72 105.97 112.71 49,430 5,405

SYSTEM 'G ' 12,780 12,780 104.32 3.91 96.66 111.98 11,305 1,179

SYSTEM 'H ' 59,396 59,396 121.88 1.76 118.43 125.33 53,266 6,492

SYSTEM 'L' 771 771 80.24 8.65 63.29 97.19 727 58

TABLE 8A : PADDY STATISTICS AT MAHAWELI SPECIAL AREAS - 2015/2016 MAHA (METRIC UNITS)

GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET TOTAL

GROSS AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (Kg/HA)
AREA EXTENT PRODUCTION
BLOCK HARVESTED YIELD ERROR
SOWN HARVESTED (METRIC
AREA (HEC) (Kg/HA) (Kg/HA) LOWER UPPER
(HEC) (HEC) TONS)
LIMIT LIMIT

UDAWALAWE 12,224 12,224 5,907 138 5,637 6,176 11,979 70,757

SYSTEM 'B' 18,240 17,969 5,274 131 5,017 5,531 15,895 83,829

SYSTEM 'C ' 22,158 22,158 5,638 89 5,464 5,811 20,004 112,774

SYSTEM 'G ' 5,172 5,172 5,379 202 4,984 5,774 4,575 24,609

SYSTEM 'H ' 24,037 24,037 6,284 91 6,106 6,462 21,556 135,462

SYSTEM 'L' 312 312 4,137 446 3,263 5,011 294 1,218

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 TABLE 9 : PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL -UDAWALAWE - 2015/2016 MAHA
(IMPERIAL UNITS)

95% CONFIDENCE
GROSS GROSS
AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (BU/AC) NET EXTENT TOTAL
AREA HARVESTE
YIELD ERROR HARVESTED PRODUCTION
BLOCK SOWN D AREA
(BU/AC) (BU/AC) LOWER UPPER (ACRES) ('000 BUSHELS)
(ACRES) (ACRES)
LIMIT LIMIT

CHANDRIKAWEWA 4,314 4,314 112.62 5.56 101.72 123.52 4,228 476

MURAWESIHENA 7,813 7,813 114.62 2.74 109.25 119.99 7,657 878

ANGUNAKOLAPELESSA 5,899 5,899 98.91 2.80 93.42 104.40 5,781 572

KIRIIBBANWEWA 3,346 3,346 121.53 3.83 114.02 129.04 3,279 399

SOORIYAWEWA 3,725 3,725 118.21 7.50 103.51 132.91 3,651 432

MAYURAPURA,
THISSAPURA
5,108 5,108 126.93 3.98 119.13 134.73 5,006 635

TOTAL 30,205 30,205 114.56 2.67 109.32 119.79 29,601 3,391

TABLE 9A : PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL -UDAWALAWE - 2015/2016 MAHA

(METRIC UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (Kg/HA) TOTAL
BLOCK AREA HARVESTE EXTENT
YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN D AREA LOWER UPPER HARVESTED
(Kg/HA) (Kg/HA) (METRIC TONS)
(HEC) (HEC) LIMIT LIMIT (HEC)

CHANDRIKAWEWA 1,746 1,746 5,807 287 5,245 6,369 1,711 9,935

MURAWESIHENA 3,162 3,162 5,910 141 5,633 6,187 3,099 18,312

ANGUNAKOLAPELESSA 2,387 2,387 5,100 144 4,817 5,383 2,340 11,931

KIRIIBBANWEWA 1,354 1,354 6,266 197 5,879 6,653 1,327 8,315

SOORIYAWEWA 1,507 1,507 6,095 387 5,337 6,853 1,477 9,004

MAYURAPURA,
THISSAPURA
2,067 2,067 6,545 205 6,142 6,947 2,026 13,258

TOTAL 12,224 12,224 5,907 138 5637 6,176 11,979 70,757

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 TABLE 10 : PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL - MAHAWELI SYSTEM 'B' - 2015/16MAHA
(IMPERIAL UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (BU/AC) TOTAL
AREA HARVEST EXTENT
BLOCK YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN ED AREA LOWER UPPER HARVESTED
(BU/AC) (BU/AC) ('000 BUSHELS)
(ACRES) (ACRES) LIMIT LIMIT (ACRES)

ASELAPURA 5,520 5,431 77.15 4.12 69.07 85.23 4,804 371

DAMMINNA 4,389 4,288 93.42 9.83 74.15 112.69 3,793 354

DIMBULAGALA 5,864 5,852 116.66 5.86 105.17 128.15 5,177 604

ELLEWEWA 6,227 6,178 115.39 1.44 112.57 118.21 5,465 631

SENAPURA 4,522 4,522 98.21 3.73 90.90 105.52 4,000 393

SEVANAPITIYA 7,230 7,143 105.49 7.86 90.08 120.90 6,319 667

SINGHAPURA 4,613 4,436 75.28 7.23 61.11 89.45 3,924 295

WIJAYABAPURA 6,708 6,552 121.33 5.96 109.65 133.01 5,796 703

TOTAL 45,073 44,402 102.29 2.54 97.31 107.26 39,278 4,018

TABLE 10A : PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL - MAHAWELI SYSTEM 'B'- 2015/2016 MAHA
(METRIC UNITS)

GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

GROSS AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (Kg/HA) TOTAL
AREA EXTENT
BLOCK HARVESTED YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN LOWER UPPER HARVESTED
AREA (HEC) (Kg/HA) (Kg/HA) (METRIC TONS)
(HEC) LIMIT LIMIT (HEC)

ASELAPURA 2,234 2,198 3,978 212 3,561 4,394 1,944 7,734

DAMMINNA 1,776 1,735 4,817 507 3,823 5,810 1,535 7,394

DIMBULAGALA 2,373 2,368 6,015 302 5,423 6,607 2,095 12,601

ELLEWEWA 2,520 2,500 5,950 74 5,804 6,095 2,212 13,158

SENAPURA 1,830 1,830 5,064 192 4,687 5,441 1,619 8,197

SEVANAPITIYA 2,926 2,891 5,439 405 4,645 6,233 2,557 13,908

SINGHAPURA 1,867 1,795 3,881 373 3,151 4,612 1,588 6,164

WIJAYABAPURA 2,715 2,652 6,256 307 5,653 6,858 2,346 14,673

TOTAL 18,240 17,969 5,274 131 5,017 5,531 15,895 83,829

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 TABLE 11: PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL - MAHAWELI SYSTEM 'C' - 2015/2016 MAHA
(IMPERIAL UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (BU/AC) TOTAL
AREA HARVESTED EXTENT
BLOCK YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN AREA HARVESTED
(BU/AC) (BU/AC) LOWER UPPER ('000 BUSHELS)
(ACRES) (ACRES) (ACRES)
LIMIT LIMIT

MAHIYANGANAYA 11,537 11,537 108.83 3.76 101.46 116.20 10,416 1,134

MAHAWANAWELA 5,871 5,871 121.43 7.91 105.93 136.93 5,300 644

MEDAGAMA 6,291 6,291 99.37 5.07 89.43 109.31 5,680 564

SADUNPURA 10,991 10,991 112.48 2.59 107.40 117.56 9,923 1,116

SIRIPURA 7,982 7,982 110.66 1.13 108.45 112.87 7,206 797

NUWARAGALA 6,140 6,140 102.17 6.39 89.65 114.69 5,543 566

WEHERAGALA 5,940 5,940 108.76 6.36 96.29 121.23 5,363 583

TOTAL 54,752 54,752 109.34 1.72 105.97 112.71 49,430 5,405

TABLE 11A: PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL - MAHAWELI SYSTEM 'C' - 2015/2016 MAHA
(METRIC UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (Kg/HA) TOTAL
AREA HARVEST EXTENT
BLOCK YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN ED AREA HARVESTED
(Kg/HA) (Kg/HA) LOWER UPPER
(METRIC TONS)
(HEC) (HEC) (HEC)
LIMIT LIMIT

MAHIYANGANAYA 4,669 4,669 5,611 194 5,231 5,991 4,215 23,652

MAHAWANAWELA 2,376 2,376 6,261 408 5,462 7,060 2,145 13,430

MEDAGAMA 2,546 2,546 5,124 261 4,611 5,636 2,298 11,776

SADUNPURA 4,448 4,448 5,799 134 5,538 6,061 4,016 23,289

SIRIPURA 3,230 3,230 5,706 58 5,591 5,820 2,916 16,639

NUWARAGALA 2,485 2,485 5,268 329 4,622 5,914 2,243 11,817

WEHERAGALA 2,404 2,404 5,608 328 4,965 6,250 2,170 12,170

TOTAL 22,158 22,158 5,638 89 5,464 5,811 20,004 112,774

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 TABLE 12: PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL -MAHAWELI 'H' - 2015/2016 MAHA
(IMPERIAL UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE

AREA HARVESTED AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (BU/AC) NET EXTENT TOTAL
BLOCK SOWN AREA YIELD ERROR HARVESTED PRODUCTION
(ACRES) (ACRES) (BU/AC) (BU/AC) LOWER UPPER (ACRES) ('000 BUSHELS)
LIMIT LIMIT

GALNEWA 9,748 9,748 119.01 5.45 108.33 129.69 8,742 1,040

MEEGALEWA 4,963 4,963 119.56 6.14 107.53 131.59 4,451 532

GALKIRIYAGAMA 5,378 5,378 110.85 4.79 101.46 120.24 4,823 535

MADATUGAMA 7,287 7,287 125.26 2.85 119.67 130.85 6,535 819

EPPAWELA 8,391 8,391 126.96 3.41 120.28 133.64 7,525 955

TABUTTEGAMA 7,367 7,367 129.36 8.01 113.66 145.06 6,607 855

NOCHCHIYAGAMA 8,294 8,294 117.82 3.43 111.10 124.54 7,438 876

THALAWA 7,968 7,968 123.16 8.01 107.46 138.86 7,146 880

TOTAL 59,396 59,396 121.88 1.76 118.43 125.33 53,266 6,492

TABLE 12A: PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL -MAHAWELI 'H' - 20150/2016 MAHA
(METRIC UNITS)

GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

GROSS AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (Kg/HA) TOTAL
AREA EXTENT
BLOCK HARVESTED YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN LOWER UPPER HARVESTED
AREA (HEC) (Kg/HA) (Kg/HA) (METRIC TONS)
(HEC) LIMIT LIMIT (HEC)

GALNEWA 3,945 3,945 6,136 281 5,585 6,687 3,538 21,708

MEEGALEWA 2,008 2,008 6,165 317 5,544 6,785 1,801 11,103

GALKIRIYAGAMA 2,176 2,176 5,715 247 5,231 6,199 1,952 11,155

MADATUGAMA 2,949 2,949 6,458 147 6,170 6,746 2,645 17,080

EPPAWELA 3,396 3,396 6,546 176 6,201 6,891 3,045 19,935

TABUTTEGAMA 2,981 2,981 6,670 413 5,860 7,479 2,674 17,833

NOCHCHIYAGAMA 3,357 3,356 6,075 177 5,728 6,421 3,010 18,286

THALAWA 3,225 3,225 6,350 177 5,728 6,421 2,892 18,363

TOTAL 24,037 24,037 6,284 91 6,106 6,462 21,556 135,462

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TABLE 13: PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL -MAHAWELI 'G' - 2015/2016 MAHA (IMPERIAL UNITS)

GROSS GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (BU/AC) TOTAL
AREA HARVESTED EXTENT
YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
BLOCK SOWN AREA HARVESTED
(BU/AC) (BU/AC) LOWER UPPER ('000 BUSHELS)
(ACRES) (ACRES) (ACRES)
LIMIT LIMIT

BAKAMOONA 6,345 6,345 105.72 7.27 91.47 119.97 5,613 593

ATHTHANAKADAWALA 6,435 6,435 102.94 3.01 97.04 108.84 5,692 586

TOTAL 12,780 12,780 104.32 3.91 96.66 111.98 11,305 1,179

TABLE 13A : PADDY STATISTICS AT BLOCK LEVEL -MAHAWELI 'G' - 2015/2016 MAHA (METRIC UNITS)

GROSS 95% CONFIDENCE NET

GROSS AVERAGE STANDARD INTERVAL (Kg/HA) TOTAL
AREA EXTENT
BLOCK HARVESTED YIELD ERROR PRODUCTION
SOWN LOWER UPPER HARVESTED
AREA (HEC) (Kg/HA) (Kg/HA) (METRIC TONS)
(HEC) LIMIT LIMIT (HEC)

BAKAMOONA 2,568 2,568 5,451 375 4,716 6,186 2,271 12,381

ATHTHANAKADAWALA 2,604 2,604 5,308 155 5,003 5,612 2,304 12,228

TOTAL 5,172 5,172 5,379 202 4,984 5,774 4,575 24,609

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 TABLE 14 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY SYSTEM OF TENURE AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN SINGLY OWNED JOINTLY OWNED ANDE OTHER

DISTRICT
AREA (HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 1,798 62.1 348 12.0 750 25.9 _ _
GAMPAHA 9,989 8,039 80.5 382 3.8 1,566 15.7 2 0.0
KALUTARA 11,736 7,715 65.7 2,177 18.6 1,649 14.1 195 1.7
KANDY 11,747 8,440 71.9 1,598 13.6 1,636 13.9 73 0.6
MATALE 19,858 16,457 82.9 371 1.9 2,488 12.5 542 2.7
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 3,849 79.1 42 0.9 973 20.0 2 0.1
GALLE 10,174 7,558 74.3 974 9.6 1,247 12.3 395 3.9
MATARA 12,100 6,603 54.6 1,384 11.4 3,977 32.9 136 1.1
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 17,257 62.0 624 2.2 7,555 27.1 2,412 8.7
JAFFNA 10,252 9,327 91.0 135 1.3 537 5.2 253 2.5
MANNAR 18,698 16,512 88.3 492 2.6 1,333 7.1 361 1.9
VAVUNIYA 17,478 15,242 87.2 170 1.0 2,066 11.8 _ _
MULLAITIVU 16,046 13,395 83.5 321 2.0 419 2.6 1,911 11.9
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 21,713 89.8 587 2.4 1,450 6.0 418 1.7
BATTICALOA 61,988 58,411 94.2 3,428 5.5 149 0.2 _ _
AMPARA 80,986 79,723 98.4 8 0.0 32 0.0 1,223 1.5
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 33,293 96.0 1,058 3.1 347 1.0 _ _
KURUNAGALA 80,778 62,554 77.4 4,524 5.6 12,084 15.0 1,616 2.0
PUTTALAM 20,090 16,669 83.0 643 3.2 2,300 11.5 478 2.4
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 86,138 89.5 2,907 3.0 3,051 3.2 4,158 4.3
POLONNURUWA 65,202 55,891 85.7 1,637 2.5 3,860 5.9 3,814 5.9
BADULLA 27,289 24,727 90.6 1,359 5.0 283 1.0 920 3.4
MONARAGALA 37,683 32,682 86.7 2,284 6.1 2,061 5.5 656 1.7
RATNAPURA 11,163 4,826 43.2 3,262 29.2 2,848 25.5 227 2.0
KEGALLE 5,757 3,937 68.4 663 11.5 1,048 18.2 109 1.9
UDA WALAWE 12,224 11,096 90.8 211 1.7 361 3.0 556 4.6
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 18,626 77.5 175 0.7 3,734 15.5 1,502 6.3
SRI LANKA 756,005 642,478 85.0 31,764 4.2 59,804 7.9 21,959 2.9

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 TABLE 15 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY METHOD OF LAND PREPARATION AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN MAINLY BY TRACTOR BUFFALOE PLOUGHED BUFFALOE MUDDED BY MAMOTEE

DISTRICT
AREA (HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 2,088 72.1 26 0.9 _ _ 782 27.0
GAMPAHA 9,989 9,520 95.3 360 3.6 19 0.2 90 0.9
KALUTARA 11,736 9,658 82.3 822 7.0 200 1.7 1,056 9.0
KANDY 11,747 7,824 66.6 3,207 27.3 211 1.8 505 4.3
MATALE 19,858 18,686 94.1 1,033 5.2 40 0.2 99 0.5
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 491 10.1 4,302 88.4 73 1.5 _ _
GALLE 10,174 8,190 80.5 142 1.4 194 1.9 1,648 16.2
MATARA 12,100 11,265 93.1 49 0.4 48 0.4 738 6.1
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 27,792 99.8 56 0.2 _ _ _ _
JAFFNA 10,252 10,037 97.9 215 2.1 _ _ _ _
MANNAR 18,698 18,679 99.9 19 0.1 _ _ _ _
VAVUNIYA 17,478 14,175 81.1 3,303 18.9 _ _ _ _
MULLAITIVU 16,046 16,046 100 _ _ _ _ _ _
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 22,815 94.4 1,353 5.6 _ _ _ _
BATTICALOA 61,988 61,554 99.3 434 0.7 _ _ _ _
AMPARA 80,986 80,581 99.5 405 0.5 _ _ _ _
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 34,386 99.1 312 0.9 _ _ _ _
KURUNAGALA 80,778 80,374 99.5 323 0.4 _ _ 81 0.1
PUTTALAM 20,090 19,748 98.3 322 1.6 20 0.1 _ _
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 95,484 99.2 770 0.8 _ _ _ _
POLONNURUWA 65,202 64,876 99.5 326 0.5 _ _ _ _
BADULLA 27,289 18,147 66.5 7,368 27.0 546 2.0 1,228 4.5
MONARAGALA 37,683 31,239 82.9 6,368 16.9 38 0.1 38 0.1
RATNAPURA 11,163 9,109 81.6 513 4.6 179 1.6 1,362 12.2
KEGALLE 5,757 4,732 82.2 599 10.4 104 1.8 322 5.6
UDA WALAWE 12,224 12,041 98.5 183 1.5 _ _ _ _
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 23,556 98.0 481 2.0 _ _ _ _
SRI LANKA 756,005 713,093 94.3 33,291 4.4 1,672 0.2 7,949 1.1
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 TABLE 16 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY METHOD OF SOWING AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TRANSPLANTING IN TRANSPLANTING NOT IN

TOTAL SOWN BROADCASTING PARACHUTE
DISTRICT ROWS ROWS
AREA (HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 2,760 95.3 90 3.1 _ _ 46 1.6
GAMPAHA 9,989 9,489 95 210 2.1 130 1.3 160 1.6
KALUTARA 11,736 11,713 99.8 _ _ _ _ 23 0.2
KANDY 11,747 7,542 64.2 540 4.6 2,690 22.9 975 8.3
MATALE 19,858 18,230 91.8 278 1.4 1,171 5.9 179 0.9
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 545 11.2 224 4.6 3,319 68.2 778 16
GALLE 10,174 10,011 98.4 163 1.6 _ _ _ _
MATARA 12,100 10,648 88 956 7.9 411 3.4 85 0.7
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 26,845 96.4 _ _ _ _ 1,003 3.6
JAFFNA 10,252 10,098 98.5 31 0.3 123 1.2 _ _
MANNAR 18,698 18,679 99.9 19 0.1 _ _ _ _
VAVUNIYA 17,478 15,783 90.3 699 4 _ _ 996 5.7
MULLAITIVU 16,046 16,046 100 _ _ _ _ _ _
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 22,839 94.5 1,329 5.5 _ _ _ _
BATTICALOA 61,988 61,988 100 _ _ _ _ _ _
AMPARA 80,986 76,370 94.3 4,454 5.5 _ _ 162 0.2
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 33,969 97.9 104 0.3 625 1.8 _ _
KURUNAGALA 80,778 75,850 93.9 1,454 1.8 1,616 2 1,858 2.3
PUTTALAM 20,090 19,849 98.8 161 0.8 20 0.1 60 0.3
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 95,580 99.3 _ _ _ _ 674 0.7
POLONNURUWA 65,202 64,615 99.1 131 0.2 65 0.1 391 0.6
BADULLA 27,289 24,096 88.3 191 0.7 2,920 10.7 82 0.3
MONARAGALA 37,683 37,419 99.3 113 0.3 151 0.4 _ _
RATNAPURA 11,163 10,471 93.8 33 0.3 626 5.6 33 0.3
KEGALLE 5,757 3,063 53.2 979 17 1,491 25.9 224 3.9
UDA WALAWE 12,224 12,114 99.1 110 0.9 _ _ _ _
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 23,436 97.5 _ _ _ _ 601 2.5
SRI LANKA 756,005 720,048 95.2 12,269 1.6 15,358 2.0 8,330 1.1
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 TABLE 17 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN CHEMICAL ONLY ORGANIC ONLY BOTH NONE

DISTRICT
AREA (HEC.)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 2,349 81.1 _ _ 547 18.9 _ _
GAMPAHA 9,989 7,202 72.1 140 1.4 2,587 25.9 60 0.6
KALUTARA 11,736 9,964 84.9 153 1.3 1,619 13.8 _ _
KANDY 11,747 4,182 35.6 59 0.5 7,494 63.8 12 0.1
MATALE 19,858 17,376 87.5 40 0.2 2,442 12.3 _ _
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 1,426 29.3 _ _ 3,367 69.2 73 1.5
GALLE 10,174 7,946 78.1 214 2.1 2,014 19.8 _ _
MATARA 12,100 7,236 59.8 97 0.8 4,174 34.5 593 4.9
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 14,147 50.8 _ _ 12,699 45.6 1,002 3.6
JAFFNA 10,252 5,977 58.3 _ _ 4,275 41.7 _ _
MANNAR 18,698 18,679 99.9 _ _ 19 0.1 _ _
VAVUNIYA 17,478 16,919 96.8 _ _ 559 3.2 _ _
MULLAITIVU 16,046 13,960 87 _ _ 2,086 13 _ _
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 18,368 76 _ _ 5,800 24 _ _
BATTICALOA 61,988 16,303 26.3 _ _ 45,623 73.6 62 0.1
AMPARA 80,986 60,416 74.6 _ _ 20,570 25.4 _ _
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 34,594 99.7 _ _ 104 0.3 _ _
KURUNAGALA 80,778 55,656 68.9 162 0.2 24,798 30.7 162 0.2
PUTTALAM 20,090 11,813 58.8 _ _ 8,217 40.9 60 0.3
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 89,324 92.8 96 0.1 6,834 7.1 _ _
POLONNURUWA 65,202 32,079 49.2 _ _ 33,123 50.8 _ _
BADULLA 27,289 14,327 52.5 110 0.4 12,797 46.9 55 0.2
MONARAGALA 37,683 28,112 74.6 _ _ 9,571 25.4 _ _
RATNAPURA 11,163 7,156 64.1 11 0.1 3,929 35.2 67 0.6
KEGALLE 5,757 2,844 49.4 75 1.3 2,815 48.9 23 0.4
UDA WALAWE 12,224 6,197 50.7 _ _ 5,880 48.1 147 1.2
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 11,610 48.3 _ _ 12,163 50.6 264 1.1
SRI LANKA 756,005 516,162 68.3 1,157 0.2 236,106 31.2 2,580 0.3

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 TABLE 18 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY TYPE OF WEEDING AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN HAND WEEDING USING WEEDICIDE BY USE OF WATTER NO WEEDING

DISTRICT
AREA (HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 843 29.1 1,821 62.9 171 5.9 61 2.1
GAMPAHA 9,989 580 5.8 8,141 81.5 639 6.4 629 6.3
KALUTARA 11,736 505 4.3 10,656 90.8 164 1.4 411 3.5
KANDY 11,747 7,013 59.7 3,735 31.8 282 2.4 717 6.1
MATALE 19,858 2,006 10.1 16,879 85.0 397 2.0 576 2.9
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 4,404 90.5 462 9.5 _ _ _ _
GALLE 10,174 1,017 10.0 7,631 75.0 458 4.5 1,068 10.5
MATARA 12,100 1,125 9.3 10,600 87.6 85 0.7 290 2.4
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 557 2.0 26,790 96.2 501 1.8 _ _
JAFFNA 10,252 1,897 18.5 7,904 77.1 _ _ 451 4.4
MANNAR 18,698 7,797 41.7 10,751 57.5 _ _ 150 0.8
VAVUNIYA 17,478 839 4.8 16,010 91.6 122 0.7 507 2.9
MULLAITIVU 16,046 2,888 18.0 12,981 80.9 177 1.1 _ _
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 1,740 7.2 21,534 89.1 677 2.8 217 0.9
BATTICALOA 61,988 11,964 19.3 49,528 79.9 62 0.1 434 0.7
AMPARA 80,986 25,672 31.7 54,180 66.9 1,053 1.3 81 0.1
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 19,812 57.1 14,400 41.5 _ _ 486 1.4
KURUNAGALA 80,778 10,501 13.0 66,642 82.5 1,131 1.4 2,504 3.1
PUTTALAM 20,090 2,913 14.5 16,956 84.4 80 0.4 141 0.7
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 5,198 5.4 88,746 92.2 1,348 1.4 962 1.0
POLONNURUWA 65,202 2,282 3.5 61,811 94.8 457 0.7 652 1.0
BADULLA 27,289 14,982 54.9 9,087 33.3 1,064 3.9 2,156 7.9
MONARAGALA 37,683 565 1.5 36,327 96.4 339 0.9 452 1.2
RATNAPURA 11,163 993 8.9 9,790 87.7 112 1.0 268 2.4
KEGALLE 5,757 1,906 33.1 2,412 41.9 322 5.6 1,117 19.4
UDA WALAWE 12,224 342 2.8 11,784 96.4 49 0.4 49 0.4
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 601 2.5 23,172 96.4 _ _ 264 1.1
SRI LANKA 756,005 130,942 17.3 600,730 79.5 9,690 1.3 14,643 1.9
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 TABLE 19 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY USE OF INSECTICIDES AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN AREA USED NOT USED

DISTRICT
(HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 2,024 69.9 872 30.1
GAMPAHA 9,989 4,026 40.3 5,963 59.7
KALUTARA 11,736 3,098 26.4 8,638 73.6
KANDY 11,747 8,282 70.5 3,465 29.5
MATALE 19,858 8,916 44.9 10,942 55.1
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 3,246 66.7 1,620 33.3
GALLE 10,174 4,049 39.8 6,125 60.2
MATARA 12,100 6,582 54.4 5,518 45.6
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 16,625 59.7 11,223 40.3
JAFFNA 10,252 9,032 88.1 1,220 11.9
MANNAR 18,698 12,378 66.2 6,320 33.8
VAVUNIYA 17,478 10,644 60.9 6,834 39.1
MULLAITIVU 16,046 13,414 83.6 2,632 16.4
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 19,044 78.8 5,124 21.2
BATTICALOA 61,988 54,611 88.1 7,377 11.9
AMPARA 80,986 66,490 82.1 14,496 17.9
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 31,436 90.6 3,262 9.4
KURUNAGALA 80,778 50,002 61.9 30,776 38.1
PUTTALAM 20,090 13,762 68.5 6,328 31.5
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 58,715 61.0 37,539 39.0
POLONNURUWA 65,202 44,794 68.7 20,408 31.3
BADULLA 27,289 20,658 75.7 6,631 24.3
MONARAGALA 37,683 32,860 87.2 4,823 12.8
RATNAPURA 11,163 7,022 62.9 4,141 37.1
KEGALLE 5,757 2,948 51.2 2,809 48.8
UDA WALAWE 12,224 7,249 59.3 4,975 40.7
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 13,148 54.7 10,889 45.3
SRI LANKA 756,005 525,055 69.5 230,950 30.5

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 TABLE 20 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY METHOD OF HARVESTING AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN AREA BY MANUALLY BY MACHINE

DISTRICT
(HEC) AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 1,480 51.1 1,416 48.9
GAMPAHA 9,989 2,737 27.4 7,252 72.6
KALUTARA 11,736 8,955 76.3 2,781 23.7
KANDY 11,747 10,596 90.2 1,151 9.8
MATALE 19,858 11,061 55.7 8,797 44.3
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 4,866 100.0 _ _
GALLE 10,174 8,322 81.8 1,852 18.2
MATARA 12,100 5,300 43.8 6,800 56.2
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 3,035 10.9 24,813 89.1
JAFFNA 10,252 2,819 27.5 7,433 72.5
MANNAR 18,698 916 4.9 17,782 95.1
VAVUNIYA 17,478 2,429 13.9 15,049 86.1
MULLAITIVU 16,046 3,707 23.1 12,339 76.9
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 846 3.5 23,322 96.5
BATTICALOA 61,988 13,637 22.0 48,351 78.0
AMPARA 80,986 4,859 6.0 76,127 94.0
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 16,343 47.1 18,355 52.9
KURUNAGALA 80,778 24,880 30.8 55,898 69.2
PUTTALAM 20,090 2,451 12.2 17,639 87.8
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 35,999 37.4 60,255 62.6
POLONNURUWA 65,202 17,670 27.1 47,532 72.9
BADULLA 27,289 21,804 79.9 5,485 20.1
MONARAGALA 37,683 21,442 56.9 16,241 43.1
RATNAPURA 11,163 8,685 77.8 2,478 22.2
KEGALLE 5,757 3,431 59.6 2,326 40.4
UDA WALAWE 12,224 3,374 27.6 8,850 72.4
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 10,096 42.0 13,941 58.0

SRI LANKA 756,005 251,740 33.3 504,265 66.7

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 TABLE 21 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY METHOD OF THRESHING AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL
BY BUFFALO BY TRACTOR BY AGRIMEC BY TSUNAMI MACHINE COMBINE HARVESTER OTHER
DISTRICT SOWN AREA
(HEC) AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 75 2.6 490 16.9 1,436 49.6 518 17.9 377 13.0 _ _
GAMPAHA 9,989 579 5.8 410 4.1 1,349 13.5 2,257 22.6 5,344 53.5 50 0.5
KALUTARA 11,736 340 2.9 1,925 16.4 7,687 65.5 270 2.3 1,291 11.0 223 1.9
KANDY 11,747 3,395 28.9 905 7.7 3,019 25.7 3,313 28.2 1,092 9.3 23 0.2
MATALE 19,858 139 0.7 417 2.1 2,602 13.1 9,035 45.5 7,387 37.2 278 1.4
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 4,365 89.7 _ _ 496 10.2 _ _ _ _ 5 0.1
GALLE 10,174 203 2.0 1,445 14.2 7,468 73.4 590 5.8 346 3.4 122 1.2
MATARA 12,100 412 3.4 3,679 30.4 2,456 20.3 2,202 18.2 3,182 26.3 169 1.4
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 752 2.7 1,949 7.0 473 1.7 28 0.1 24,646 88.5 _ _
JAFFNA 10,252 1,569 15.3 5,577 54.4 103 1.0 871 8.5 584 5.7 1,548 15.1
MANNAR 18,698 991 5.3 711 3.8 37 0.2 1,421 7.6 15,370 82.2 168 0.9
VAVUNIYA 17,478 _ _ 332 1.9 _ _ 1,660 9.5 13,371 76.5 2,115 12.1
MULLAITIVU 16,046 _ _ _ _ 449 2.8 353 2.2 14,971 93.3 273 1.7
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 193 0.8 798 3.3 24 0.1 _ _ 21,751 90.0 1,402 5.8
BATTICALOA 61,988 6,508 10.5 62 0.1 1,054 1.7 6,075 9.8 47,669 76.9 620 1.0
AMPARA 80,986 8,665 10.7 8,827 10.9 2,511 3.1 2,673 3.3 56,852 70.2 1,458 1.8
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 4,337 12.5 763 2.2 729 2.1 2,151 6.2 26,683 76.9 35 0.1
KURUNAGALA 80,778 2,504 3.1 808 1.0 2,827 3.5 25,768 31.9 47,013 58.2 1,858 2.3
PUTTALAM 20,090 482 2.4 _ _ 40 0.2 5,043 25.1 13,882 69.1 643 3.2
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 96 0.1 3,273 3.4 2,214 2.3 37,058 38.5 49,089 51.0 4,524 4.7
POLONNURUWA 65,202 1,891 2.9 _ _ 65 0.1 14,736 22.6 47,271 72.5 1,239 1.9
BADULLA 27,289 6,140 22.5 1,092 4.0 4,585 16.8 11,570 42.4 3,193 11.7 709 2.6
MONARAGALA 37,683 904 2.4 188 0.5 4,673 12.4 20,952 55.6 10,966 29.1 _ _
RATNAPURA 11,163 101 0.9 882 7.9 6,597 59.1 1,797 16.1 1,674 15.0 112 1.0
KEGALLE 5,757 86 1.5 121 2.1 1,952 33.9 1,474 25.6 2,124 36.9 _ _
UDA WALAWE 12,224 477 3.9 _ _ 73 0.6 2,371 19.4 9,303 76.1 _ _
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 _ _ _ _ 1,442 6.0 12,259 51.0 9,999 41.6 337 1.4
SRI LANKA 756,005 45,204 6.0 34,654 4.6 56,361 7.5 166,445 22.0 435430 57.6 17911 2.4

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 TABLE 22 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY USE OF STRAW AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN APPLY AS FERTILIZER FIRING FOR ANIMAL FEED FOR ROOFING OTHER
DISTRICT
AREA (HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 2,693 93 148 5.1 29 1.0 _ _ 26 0.9
GAMPAHA 9,989 9,469 94.8 220 2.2 260 2.6 _ _ 40 0.4
KALUTARA 11,736 8,415 71.7 880 7.5 270 2.3 _ _ 2,171 18.5
KANDY 11,747 10,772 91.7 493 4.2 12 0.1 _ _ 470 4
MATALE 19,858 19,342 97.4 417 2.1 _ _ _ _ 99 0.5
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 4,866 100 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GALLE 10,174 7,030 69.1 1,058 10.4 51 0.5 _ _ 2,035 20
MATARA 12,100 10,612 87.7 1,077 8.9 _ _ _ _ 411 3.4
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 26,873 96.5 975 3.5 _ _ _ _ _ _
JAFFNA 10,252 1,322 12.9 2,717 26.5 6,213 60.6 _ _ _ _
MANNAR 18,698 18,679 99.9 19 0.1 _ _ _ _ _ _
VAVUNIYA 17,478 17,286 98.9 192 1.1 _ _ _ _ _ _
MULLAITIVU 16,046 15,131 94.3 32 0.2 690 4.3 _ _ 193 1.2
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 20,228 83.7 2,997 12.4 943 3.9 _ _ _ _
BATTICALOA 61,988 54,549 88 310 0.5 7,129 11.5 _ _ _ _
AMPARA 80,986 65,680 81.1 9,718 12 2,511 3.1 _ _ 3,077 3.8
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 32,720 94.3 694 2 1,110 3.2 174 0.5 _ _
KURUNAGALA 80,778 78,274 96.9 1,212 1.5 1,131 1.4 _ _ 161 0.2
PUTTALAM 20,090 17,961 89.4 1,888 9.4 241 1.2 _ _ _ _
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 82,875 86.1 9,048 9.4 2,310 2.4 96 0.1 1,925 2
POLONNURUWA 65,202 62,985 96.6 1,826 2.8 _ _ _ _ 391 0.6
BADULLA 27,289 26,307 96.4 846 3.1 _ _ _ _ 136 0.5
MONARAGALA 37,683 35,422 94 2,261 6 _ _ _ _ _ _
RATNAPURA 11,163 9,689 86.8 748 6.7 67 0.6 480 4.3 179 1.6
KEGALLE 5,757 4,853 84.3 167 2.9 _ _ 17 0.3 720 12.5
UDA WALAWE 12,224 12,114 99.1 110 0.9 _ _ _ _ _ _
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 22,955 95.5 577 2.4 _ _ _ _ 505 2.1
SRI LANKA 756,005 679,102 89.8 40,630 5.4 22,967 3.0 767 0.1 12539 1.7

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 TABLE 23 : SOWN AREA UNDER PADDY BY TYPE OF VARIETY AND DISTRICT - 2015/2016 MAHA

TOTAL SOWN SHORT GRAIN RED LONG GRAIN RED SHORT GRAIN WHITE LONG GRAIN WHITE OTHER
DISTRICT
AREA (HEC)
AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) % AREA (HEC.) %
COLOMBO 2,896 1,101 38.0 182 6.3 1,387 47.9 226 7.8 _ _
GAMPAHA 9,989 510 5.1 180 1.8 5,963 59.7 3,206 32.1 130 1.3
KALUTARA 11,736 5,058 43.1 751 6.4 2,875 24.5 2,864 24.4 188 1.6
KANDY 11,747 1,879 16.0 623 5.3 1,833 15.6 7,377 62.8 35 0.3
MATALE 19,858 2,661 13.4 258 1.3 9,194 46.3 7,745 39.0 _ _
NUWARAELIYA 4,866 316 6.5 1,611 33.1 180 3.7 2,759 56.7 _ _
GALLE 10,174 3,530 34.7 4,843 47.6 916 9.0 804 7.9 81 0.8
MATARA 12,100 1,113 9.2 6,994 57.8 968 8.0 2,904 24.0 121 1.0
HAMBANTOTA 27,848 4,456 16.0 22,891 82.2 501 1.8 _ _ _ _
JAFFNA 10,252 4,162 40.6 5,998 58.5 _ _ _ _ 92 0.9
MANNAR 18,698 8,134 43.5 _ _ 7,704 41.2 93 0.5 2,767 14.8
VAVUNIYA 17,478 1,835 10.5 3,321 19.0 9,893 56.6 1,940 11.1 489 2.8
MULLAITIVU 16,046 3,370 21.0 7,285 45.4 2,792 17.4 2,407 15.0 192 1.2
KILINOCHCHI 24,168 12,519 51.8 5,897 24.4 3,988 16.5 1,692 7.0 72 0.3
BATTICALOA 61,988 16,613 26.8 6,633 10.7 13,761 22.2 24,981 40.3 _ _
AMPARA 80,986 3,078 3.8 30,127 37.2 3,482 4.3 44,299 54.7 _ _
TRINCOMALEE 34,698 15,024 43.3 2,741 7.9 6,211 17.9 10,722 30.9 _ _
KURUNAGALA 80,778 3,958 4.9 404 0.5 26,818 33.2 49,194 60.9 404 0.5
PUTTALAM 20,090 80 0.4 _ _ 5,786 28.8 14,003 69.7 221 1.1
ANURADHAPURA 96,254 1,444 1.5 577 0.6 38,887 40.4 54,672 56.8 674 0.7
POLONNURUWA 65,202 1,239 1.9 65 0.1 27,059 41.5 35,861 55.0 978 1.5
BADULLA 27,289 1,119 4.1 5,594 20.5 11,352 41.6 7,941 29.1 1,283 4.7
MONARAGALA 37,683 6,180 16.4 6,933 18.4 11,682 31.0 12,737 33.8 151 0.4
RATNAPURA 11,163 1,697 15.2 6,062 54.3 1,429 12.8 1,674 15.0 301 2.7
KEGALLE 5,757 363 6.3 12 0.2 1,508 26.2 3,863 67.1 11 0.2
UDA WALAWE 12,224 49 0.4 12,041 98.5 61 0.5 73 0.6 _ _
MAHAWELI 'H' 24,037 _ _ 601 2.5 14,350 59.7 8,749 36.4 337 1.4
SRI LANKA 756,005 101,488 13.4 132,624 17.5 210,580 27.9 302,786 40.1 8,527 1.1

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