Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Buffalo — Stocks was 336,540 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka stood at 336,540 An.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.05 million An in 1965 and was at its lowest, 266,750 An, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 59 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.
Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 771,607 An | — |
| 1962 | 800,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 851,886 An | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 1.00 million An | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 1.05 million An | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 832,364 An | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 764,543 An | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 783,228 An | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 765,437 An | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 735,708 An | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 730,580 An | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 748,129 An | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 710,659 An | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 735,643 An | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 817,900 An | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 853,726 An | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 796,347 An | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 814,407 An | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 843,700 An | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 843,100 An | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 898,100 An | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 879,200 An | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 910,000 An | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 951,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 966,600 An | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 964,200 An | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million An | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 963,428 An | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 967,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 958,100 An | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 825,000 An | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 895,500 An | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 793,800 An | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 791,100 An | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 764,200 An | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 760,900 An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 726,400 An | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 316,400 An | -56.4% |
| 1999 | 319,500 An | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 304,500 An | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 290,300 An | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 282,087 An | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 280,480 An | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 301,500 An | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 307,750 An | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 314,080 An | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 318,310 An | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 318,530 An | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 371,790 An | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 422,650 An | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 405,120 An | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 414,630 An | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 380,760 An | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 320,690 An | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 323,080 An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 266,750 An | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 283,550 An | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 308,790 An | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 298,430 An | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 323,000 An | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 333,210 An | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 324,870 An | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 327,010 An | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 336,540 An | +2.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 336,540 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,198 An, 4.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 336,540 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.52 million An, 22% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -56.4% | 726,400 An | 316,400 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 846,874 An | 764,543 An | 1.05 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 778,680 An | 710,659 An | 853,726 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 935,029 An | 843,100 An | 1.01 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 715,090 An | 316,400 An | 958,100 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 308,933 An | 280,480 An | 371,790 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 342,445 An | 266,750 An | 422,650 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,926 An | 323,000 An | 336,540 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 buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka was 336,540 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million An in 1965.
- What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,750 An in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for buffalo — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Buffalo — Stocks. 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.