Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 2,345 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 2,345 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,953 animals per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100.46 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.46 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 102.06 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 169.03 animals per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 1964 | 175.41 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 175.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 191.36 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 191.36 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 213.68 animals per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 213.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 229.63 animals per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 261.52 animals per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 261.52 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 264.71 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 271.09 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 255.14 animals per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 255.14 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 261.52 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 223.25 animals per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 264.71 animals per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 280.66 animals per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 277.47 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 277.47 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 280.66 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 287.04 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 248.76 animals per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 207.3 animals per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 251.95 animals per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 283.85 animals per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 312.55 animals per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 312.55 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 320.52 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 384.31 animals per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 516.66 animals per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 666.56 animals per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 717.59 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 749.48 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 765.43 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 782.97 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 755.86 animals per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 908.07 animals per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 990.54 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1,052 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 956.78 animals per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1,079 animals per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 1,108 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,207 animals per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1,295 animals per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1,381 animals per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,360 animals per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,426 animals per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1,435 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,443 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,483 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,996 animals per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 2,100 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2,343 animals per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 2,488 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 2,427 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,463 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,918 animals per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 2,953 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2,795 animals per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2,241 animals per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 2,345 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2,345 animals per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2,345 animals per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,640 animals per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 | +65.6% | 102.06 animals per square kilometre | 169.03 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.27 animals per square kilometre | 100.46 animals per square kilometre | 213.68 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 254.82 animals per square kilometre | 223.25 animals per square kilometre | 271.09 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 270.77 animals per square kilometre | 207.3 animals per square kilometre | 312.55 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 597.19 animals per square kilometre | 312.55 animals per square kilometre | 782.97 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,134 animals per square kilometre | 908.07 animals per square kilometre | 1,381 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,960 animals per square kilometre | 1,426 animals per square kilometre | 2,488 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,650 animals per square kilometre | 2,241 animals per square kilometre | 2,953 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 29 Bangladesh 2,552 animals per square kilometre compare
- 30 Portugal 2,526 animals per square kilometre compare
- 31 Belarus 2,524 animals per square kilometre compare
- 33 Japan 2,323 animals per square kilometre compare
- 34 Switzerland 2,279 animals per square kilometre compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 2,236 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 2,345 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,953 animals per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.46 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.