Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number was 139.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Sri Lanka is 139.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 139.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.43, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th 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.
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.43 | — |
| 1962 | 37.2 | +14.7% |
| 1963 | 38.55 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 41.78 | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 41.85 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 40.98 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 42.17 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 43.66 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 44.03 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 44.16 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 47.29 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 45.3 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 46.53 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 46.42 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 46.03 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 43.04 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 39.31 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 37.43 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 37.17 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 38.9 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 39.72 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 40.3 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 41.04 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 42.91 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 41.61 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 39.11 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 39.42 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 36.66 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 36.23 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 37.5 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 41.53 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 46.41 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 49.55 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 56.74 | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 59.42 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 57.07 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 58.34 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 58.05 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 55.84 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 63.46 | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 70.12 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 72.2 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 74.35 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 76.12 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 78.42 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 67.81 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 73.96 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 73.55 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.92 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.63 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 74.31 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 85.8 | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 89.17 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 92.04 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 100.11 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 107.85 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 113.31 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 119.34 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 123.87 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 120.62 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 128.86 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 124.83 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 127.65 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 139.4 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.29 | 32.43 | 44.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.27 | 37.17 | 47.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.59 | 36.23 | 42.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.05 | 37.5 | 59.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.29 | 63.46 | 78.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.54 | 74.31 | 123.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.27 | 120.62 | 139.4 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Sri Lanka was 139.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 139.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.43 in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — 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.