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 848,616 SLC 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 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka stood at 848,616 SLC. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Sri Lanka peaked at 848,616 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,169 SLC, in 1993.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 113 countries on this measure, 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12,169 SLC | — |
| 1994 | 13,120 SLC | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 14,654 SLC | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 17,634 SLC | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 19,543 SLC | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 20,797 SLC | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 23,241 SLC | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 23,898 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 24,824 SLC | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 25,400 SLC | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27,330 SLC | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 30,028 SLC | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 33,058 SLC | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 40,705 SLC | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 48,747 SLC | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 302,598 SLC | +520.8% |
| 2020 | 402,356 SLC | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 812,303 SLC | +101.9% |
| 2022 | 541,017 SLC | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 715,224 SLC | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 848,616 SLC | +18.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 848,616 SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86,477 SLC, 9.8× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +520.8% | 48,747 SLC | 302,598 SLC |
| 2021 | +101.9% | 402,356 SLC | 812,303 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,308 SLC | 12,169 SLC | 23,241 SLC | 7 |
| 2000s | 31,749 SLC | 23,898 SLC | 48,747 SLC | 8 |
| 2010s | 302,598 SLC | 302,598 SLC | 302,598 SLC | 1 |
| 2020s | 663,903 SLC | 402,356 SLC | 848,616 SLC | 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 848,616 SLC 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 848,616 SLC 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 SLC in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 113 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 180.4%. 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 (SLC/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.