Japan vs Sri Lanka: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre
Japan
2,323 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2,345 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,345 animals per square kilometre against 2,323 animals per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 22 animals per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 479.35 animals per square kilometre | 170.27 animals per square kilometre | 309.08 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 1,416 animals per square kilometre | 254.82 animals per square kilometre | 1,161 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,032 animals per square kilometre | 270.77 animals per square kilometre | 1,761 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,796 animals per square kilometre | 597.19 animals per square kilometre | 1,199 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,833 animals per square kilometre | 1,134 animals per square kilometre | 699.37 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,080 animals per square kilometre | 1,960 animals per square kilometre | 119.73 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,263 animals per square kilometre | 2,650 animals per square kilometre | 387.54 animals per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,345 animals per square kilometre against 2,323 animals per square kilometre in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 22 animals per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.