Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0005 An per person in 1990. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka, 1961–1990
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka is 0.0005 An per person, measured in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0014 An per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 An per person, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 151st out of 160 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 An per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 An per person | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.001 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.001 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 An per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 An per person | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 An per person | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 An per person | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.001 An per person | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 An per person | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 An per person | -20.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0275 An per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0061 An per person, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 An per person | 0.0011 An per person | 0.0014 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 An per person | 0.0008 An per person | 0.0011 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 An per person | 0.0006 An per person | 0.001 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 148 French Polynesia 0.0007 An per person compare
- 149 Colombia 0.0006 An per person compare
- 150 Honduras 0.0006 An per person compare
- 152 El Salvador 0.0004 An per person compare
- 153 Nicaragua 0.0003 An per person compare
- 154 Papua New Guinea 0.0002 An per person 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sri Lanka was 0.0005 An per person in 1990, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 An per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 An per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 160 countries with data for 1990.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.