Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 130.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 130.86 for livestock — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 130.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.27, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.27 | — |
| 1962 | 29.18 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 33.39 | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 37.15 | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 38.03 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 35.96 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 36.44 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 38.48 | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 37.94 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 38.1 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 40.88 | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 40.21 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 40.2 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 40.16 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 41.41 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 41.3 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 39.91 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 38.93 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 39.63 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 42.85 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 44.74 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 42.95 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 44.95 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 47.78 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 48.03 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 39.09 | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 42.89 | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 41.04 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 41.97 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 45.22 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 48.47 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 52.61 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 55.48 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 60.2 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 61.82 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 60.2 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 60.87 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.15 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 52.05 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.9 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 61.21 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 61.87 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.31 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 64.42 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 65.8 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.02 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 64.09 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 65.36 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 67.32 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 71.99 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 69.9 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 87.13 | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 90.11 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 90.4 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 101.82 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 107.78 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 112.07 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 118.87 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 121.45 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 120.13 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 127.31 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 123.52 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 122.89 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 130.86 | +6.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 130.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 110.1, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 130.86 is below the median for South Asia, which is 135.38, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.87 | 27.27 | 38.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.07 | 38.1 | 41.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.63 | 39.09 | 48.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.01 | 45.22 | 61.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.03 | 56.9 | 67.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.15 | 69.9 | 121.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.94 | 120.13 | 130.86 | 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 livestock — gross production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Livestock — gross production index number in Sri Lanka was 130.86 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 130.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.27 in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for livestock — gross production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.