Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0111 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0111 An per person for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0251 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 An per person, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0223 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0251 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0217 An per person | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0223 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0233 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0229 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0223 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0229 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0229 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0221 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.023 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0218 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.022 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0214 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0192 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 An per person | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0161 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0149 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0148 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.016 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0147 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0136 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0153 An per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0163 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0159 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0162 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0136 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.015 An per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.015 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 An per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 An per person | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 An per person | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.012 An per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0119 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.011 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.011 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 An per person | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.01 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 An per person | +11.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0111 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0353 An per person, 31% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0111 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0161 An per person, 69% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0229 An per person | 0.0217 An per person | 0.0251 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 An per person | 0.0149 An per person | 0.023 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 An per person | 0.0123 An per person | 0.016 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.015 An per person | 0.0136 An per person | 0.0163 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.014 An per person | 0.0121 An per person | 0.015 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 An per person | 0.0108 An per person | 0.0139 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 An per person | 0.0099 An per person | 0.0111 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 116 Saint Lucia 0.0122 An per person compare
- 117 Philippines 0.0116 An per person compare
- 118 Suriname 0.0114 An per person compare
- 120 Thailand 0.0111 An per person compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0.011 An per person compare
- 122 Jamaica 0.0101 An per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka was 0.0111 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0251 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 An per person in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.