Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.37 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka stood at 2.37 An per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.02 An per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.37 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 83rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.9 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 2.98 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.22 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 3.41 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 3.48 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.66 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 3.79 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 3.74 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.02 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 3.86 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 4.01 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.95 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.92 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 3.55 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 3.11 An per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 3.02 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.79 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.84 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.91 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.06 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 3.18 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.15 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 3.09 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.94 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 3.04 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 2.86 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.07 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 3.22 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 2.97 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 3.21 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.27 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.45 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.08 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 2.97 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.61 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.68 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.25 An per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.72 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.72 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.63 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 An per square kilometre | 2.9 An per square kilometre | 3.79 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.6 An per square kilometre | 2.79 An per square kilometre | 4.02 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 An per square kilometre | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 3.18 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 An per square kilometre | 2.43 An per square kilometre | 3.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 An per square kilometre | 2.61 An per square kilometre | 3.45 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 An per square kilometre | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 3.25 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 An per square kilometre | 2.37 An per square kilometre | 2.63 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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 cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka was 2.37 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 An per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.