Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre
Portugal
2,526 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2,345 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Portugal rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2,526 animals per square kilometre against 2,345 animals per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 181 animals per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 377.49 animals per square kilometre | 170.27 animals per square kilometre | 207.22 animals per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 930.87 animals per square kilometre | 254.82 animals per square kilometre | 676.05 animals per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1,054 animals per square kilometre | 270.77 animals per square kilometre | 782.88 animals per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1,473 animals per square kilometre | 597.19 animals per square kilometre | 875.48 animals per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,858 animals per square kilometre | 1,134 animals per square kilometre | 724.38 animals per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2,064 animals per square kilometre | 1,960 animals per square kilometre | 103.34 animals per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2,360 animals per square kilometre | 2,650 animals per square kilometre | 290.57 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, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
- Portugal, at 2,526 animals per square kilometre against 2,345 animals per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 181 animals per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 30th 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.