Chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0118 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0118 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0118 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +61.6% |
| 1964 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0118 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0118 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0035 tonnes per person, 3.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +61.6% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0118 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.