Daily meat consumption per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Daily meat consumption per person was 31.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.67
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
176th
of 192 countries
All-time high
32.52
in 2021
All-time low
8.89
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily meat consumption per person in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, daily meat consumption per person in Sri Lanka stood at 31.67.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.89, in 1988.
Sri Lanka ranks 176th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6 | 11.13 | 13.49 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.41 | 9.32 | 13.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.55 | 8.89 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.87 | 9.2 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.02 | 14.4 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.19 | 17.34 | 31.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.38 | 30.19 | 32.52 | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily meat consumption per person in Sri Lanka?
- Daily meat consumption per person in Sri Lanka was 31.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.52 in 2021.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.89 in 1988.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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