Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Sri Lanka stood at 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.82 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2566 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 18th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2566 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2602 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4332 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 1964 | 0.449 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.489 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4898 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5471 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.547 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5889 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6699 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6705 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6799 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6964 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.655 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6552 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6722 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5725 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6963 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7698 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7868 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.795 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8187 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8431 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7607 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6325 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7739 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8752 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9561 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9359 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9787 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 1.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 2.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 2.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 3.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 3.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 3.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 4.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 4.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 5.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 5.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 6.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 7.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 8.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 8.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 8.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 9.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 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 | +66.5% | 0.2602 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4332 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4358 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2566 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5471 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6557 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5725 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6964 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6325 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9561 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9359 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.57 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9.82 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 15 Grenada 12.09 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Switzerland 10.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Malaysia 10.17 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 20 Poland 9.45 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 8.14 1000 USD 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Sri Lanka was 9.78 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.82 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2566 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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.