By tonnage Banana’s is Sri Lanka’s largest fruit crop. Of the 50 or so common fruits grown here, bananas are a popular choice because they require little maintenance and thrive in home gardens in abundance. Most fruits grown in home gardens are consumed in homes. Export fruit crops are mostly supplied from mid to large scale orchards.

Rs2.5 bn

Export value of the banana crop in 2017. Sri Lanka imported apples worth Rs3.5 billion the same year.

Rs4.2 bn

The value of total fruit exports in 2017. By value, papaw exports were the second-highest earning Rs530 million.

49,000 hectares

Extent under banana cultivation