Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 123 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka is 123 kg/An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka peaked at 156 kg/An in 1964 and was at its lowest, 122 kg/An, in 2007.
That places Sri Lanka 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 133 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 148 kg/An | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 156 kg/An | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 145 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 137 kg/An | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 136 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 135 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 134 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 133 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 133 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 133 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 132 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 132 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 131 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 132 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 131 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 131 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 132 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 131 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 131 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 131 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 131 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 127 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 130 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 127 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 128 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 128 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 129 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 132 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 129 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 130 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 130 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 130 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 129 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 122 kg/An | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 128 kg/An | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 128 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 132 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 130 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 128 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 128 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 126 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 127 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 127 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 129 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 125 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 125 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 123 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 123 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 125 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 125 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 123 kg/An | -1.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 123 kg/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 204 kg/An, 60% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 123 kg/An is above the median for South Asia, which is 123 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140 kg/An | 132 kg/An | 156 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 133.5 kg/An | 131 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.7 kg/An | 127 kg/An | 132 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.6 kg/An | 127 kg/An | 129 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.7 kg/An | 122 kg/An | 132 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.7 kg/An | 125 kg/An | 132 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.8 kg/An | 123 kg/An | 125 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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 — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka was 123 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 156 kg/An in 1964.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 122 kg/An in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Sri Lanka ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.