Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka is 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.95 1000 An per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1005 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 168 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1005 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1021 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.169 1000 An per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1754 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1754 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1914 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1914 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2137 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2137 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2296 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2615 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2615 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2647 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2711 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2551 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2551 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2615 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2233 1000 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2647 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2807 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2775 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2775 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2807 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.287 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2488 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2073 1000 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.252 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2838 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3125 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3125 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3205 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3843 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5167 1000 An per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6666 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7176 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7495 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7654 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.783 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7559 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9081 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9905 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9568 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.21 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.38 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.36 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.44 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.48 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2 1000 An per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.34 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 2.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.43 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.92 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 2.95 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.79 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | -19.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7475 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.83 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 | +65.6% | 0.1021 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.169 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1703 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1005 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2137 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2548 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2233 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2711 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2708 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2073 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3125 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5972 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3125 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.783 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9081 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.38 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.43 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.49 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.95 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 25 Belarus 2.29 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 26 Japan 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 27 Switzerland 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 29 Tuvalu 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 30 Hungary 2.09 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovenia 2.07 1000 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 chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka was 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 1000 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1005 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 — 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 chickens, 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 chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 — 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.