Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) was 867,005 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka is 867,005 LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 431.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka peaked at 867,005 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,169 LCU, in 1993.
That places Sri Lanka 21st out of 114 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.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12,169 LCU | — |
| 1994 | 13,120 LCU | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 14,654 LCU | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 17,634 LCU | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 19,543 LCU | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 20,797 LCU | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 23,241 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 23,898 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 24,824 LCU | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 25,400 LCU | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27,330 LCU | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 30,028 LCU | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 33,058 LCU | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 40,705 LCU | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 48,747 LCU | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 81,047 LCU | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 91,250 LCU | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 149,113 LCU | +63.4% |
| 2013 | 163,136 LCU | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 179,033 LCU | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 308,456 LCU | +72.3% |
| 2020 | 398,446 LCU | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 844,307 LCU | +111.9% |
| 2022 | 605,362 LCU | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 762,978 LCU | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 867,005 LCU | +13.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 867,005 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59,645 LCU, 14.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +111.9% | 398,446 LCU | 844,307 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,308 LCU | 12,169 LCU | 23,241 LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 31,749 LCU | 23,898 LCU | 48,747 LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 162,006 LCU | 81,047 LCU | 308,456 LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | 695,620 LCU | 398,446 LCU | 867,005 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka was 867,005 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 867,005 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,169 LCU in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 431.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.