Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 242,938 An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka is 242,938 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka peaked at 299,674 An in 2005 and was at its lowest, 200,065 An, in 1989.
Sri Lanka ranks 102nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220,946 An | — |
| 1962 | 254,880 An | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 226,077 An | -11.3% |
| 1964 | 237,065 An | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 254,663 An | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 255,673 An | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 255,958 An | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 268,239 An | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 275,413 An | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 271,720 An | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 288,850 An | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 279,324 An | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 287,154 An | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 284,756 An | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 287,022 An | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 265,493 An | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 234,911 An | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 230,269 An | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 217,158 An | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 220,048 An | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 227,874 An | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 226,659 An | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 237,824 An | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 247,464 An | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 246,471 An | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 242,034 An | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 234,161 An | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 210,794 An | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 200,065 An | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 222,245 An | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 252,449 An | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 272,085 An | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 261,206 An | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 274,232 An | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 284,503 An | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 262,448 An | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 269,518 An | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 266,523 An | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 257,348 An | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 290,086 An | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 285,924 An | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 289,770 An | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 299,609 An | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 290,916 An | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 299,674 An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 278,348 An | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 271,682 An | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 249,873 An | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 254,699 An | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 290,760 An | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 250,166 An | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 262,738 An | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 265,256 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 268,635 An | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 252,531 An | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 253,265 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 231,651 An | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 237,476 An | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 238,015 An | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 240,977 An | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 225,823 An | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 220,925 An | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 218,905 An | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 242,938 An | +11.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 242,938 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 An, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 242,938 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 477,000 An, 51% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249,879 An | 220,946 An | 275,413 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 264,666 An | 217,158 An | 288,850 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 229,339 An | 200,065 An | 247,464 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 262,256 An | 222,245 An | 284,503 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 281,058 An | 249,873 An | 299,674 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,049 An | 231,651 An | 290,760 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,914 An | 218,905 An | 242,938 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 in Sri Lanka?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka was 242,938 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 299,674 An in 2005.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,065 An in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Sri Lanka ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.