Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 148.69 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 148.69. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 148.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.33, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 181 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.41 | — |
| 1962 | 8.33 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 13.53 | +62.4% |
| 1964 | 13.68 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 13.38 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 14.19 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 13.87 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 15.13 | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 14.78 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 15.56 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 17.32 | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 16.99 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 16.9 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 16.99 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 15.69 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 15.41 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 15.53 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 12.98 | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 15.5 | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 16.83 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 16.91 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.88 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 17.27 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 17.72 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 15.88 | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 13.05 | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 15.78 | +20.9% |
| 1988 | 17.67 | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 19.1 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 18.58 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 19.28 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 22.75 | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 30.23 | +32.9% |
| 1994 | 38.62 | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 40.8 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 41.76 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 41.69 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.92 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 39.66 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 43.23 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 55.23 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 57.17 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 58.21 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.3 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 63.64 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 51.2 | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 64.51 | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 65.91 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 63.45 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 64.99 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 64.64 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.26 | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 83.96 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 88.7 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 100.68 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 110.63 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 120.79 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 127.66 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 132.71 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 127.28 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 138.52 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 132.82 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 136.37 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 148.69 | +9.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 148.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 119.61, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 148.69 is above the median for South Asia, which is 141.37, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +62.4% | 8.33 | 13.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.81 | 8.33 | 15.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.89 | 12.98 | 17.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.71 | 13.05 | 19.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.53 | 18.58 | 41.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.48 | 43.23 | 65.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4 | 64.64 | 132.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.74 | 127.28 | 148.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 23 Turkmenistan 166.7 compare
- 24 North Macedonia 164.97 compare
- 25 Georgia 149.95 compare
- 27 Mozambique 147.83 compare
- 28 Luxembourg 147.51 compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 53.5 compare
- 29 Ireland 142.92 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sri Lanka was 148.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 148.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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.