Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing was 2.37 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Sri Lanka is 2.37 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.02 An per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.37 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.9 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 2.98 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.22 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 3.41 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 3.48 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.66 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 3.79 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 3.74 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.02 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 3.86 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 4.01 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.95 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.92 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 3.55 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 3.11 An per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 3.02 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.79 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.84 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.91 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.06 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 3.18 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.15 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 3.09 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.94 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 3.04 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 2.86 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.07 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 3.22 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 2.97 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 3.21 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.27 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.45 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.08 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 2.97 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.61 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.68 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.25 An per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.72 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.72 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.63 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.37 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.57 An per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.37 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.38 An per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 An per square kilometre | 2.9 An per square kilometre | 3.79 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.6 An per square kilometre | 2.79 An per square kilometre | 4.02 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 An per square kilometre | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 3.18 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 An per square kilometre | 2.43 An per square kilometre | 3.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 An per square kilometre | 2.61 An per square kilometre | 3.45 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 An per square kilometre | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 3.25 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 An per square kilometre | 2.37 An per square kilometre | 2.63 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 80 Tonga 2.53 An per square kilometre compare
- 81 Montenegro 2.53 An per square kilometre compare
- 82 Senegal 2.4 An per square kilometre compare
- 84 Turkmenistan 2.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 2.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 86 Gambia 2.09 An per square kilometre compare
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 — producing in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Sri Lanka was 2.37 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 An per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.