How does Sri Lanka rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?

Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.

Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0066 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0066 1000 An per person

Change on year

up 5.2%

World rank

87th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.0082 1000 An per person

in 2021

All-time low

0.0006 1000 An per person

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0066 1000 An per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0082 1000 An per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 An per person, in 1962.

That places Sri Lanka 87th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An per person	Change
1961	0.0006 1000 An per person	—
1962	0.0006 1000 An per person	-0.9%
1963	0.001 1000 An per person	+61.8%
1964	0.001 1000 An per person	+1.2%
1965	0.001 1000 An per person	-2.4%
1966	0.0011 1000 An per person	+6.5%
1967	0.0011 1000 An per person	-2.3%
1968	0.0011 1000 An per person	+8.9%
1969	0.0011 1000 An per person	-2.4%
1970	0.0012 1000 An per person	+5.1%
1971	0.0013 1000 An per person	+11.4%
1972	0.0013 1000 An per person	-2.0%
1973	0.0013 1000 An per person	-0.7%
1974	0.0013 1000 An per person	+0.5%
1975	0.0012 1000 An per person	-7.6%
1976	0.0012 1000 An per person	-1.8%
1977	0.0012 1000 An per person	+0.6%
1978	0.001 1000 An per person	-16.2%
1979	0.0011 1000 An per person	+16.4%
1980	0.0012 1000 An per person	+4.1%
1981	0.0012 1000 An per person	-2.8%
1982	0.0011 1000 An per person	-1.2%
1983	0.0011 1000 An per person	+0.5%
1984	0.0012 1000 An per person	+1.9%
1985	0.001 1000 An per person	-13.9%
1986	0.0008 1000 An per person	-17.6%
1987	0.001 1000 An per person	+20.1%
1988	0.0011 1000 An per person	+11.5%
1989	0.0012 1000 An per person	+9.0%
1990	0.0012 1000 An per person	-0.6%
1991	0.0012 1000 An per person	+1.8%
1992	0.0014 1000 An per person	+18.0%
1993	0.0019 1000 An per person	+32.1%
1994	0.0024 1000 An per person	+27.1%
1995	0.0026 1000 An per person	+5.9%
1996	0.0026 1000 An per person	+2.5%
1997	0.0026 1000 An per person	+0.2%
1998	0.0026 1000 An per person	+0.3%
1999	0.0025 1000 An per person	-5.3%
2000	0.003 1000 An per person	+18.0%
2001	0.0032 1000 An per person	+7.4%
2002	0.0033 1000 An per person	+5.1%
2003	0.003 1000 An per person	-9.8%
2004	0.0034 1000 An per person	+12.0%
2005	0.0034 1000 An per person	+2.0%
2006	0.0037 1000 An per person	+8.2%
2007	0.004 1000 An per person	+6.5%
2008	0.0042 1000 An per person	+5.9%
2009	0.0041 1000 An per person	-2.1%
2010	0.0043 1000 An per person	+4.3%
2011	0.0043 1000 An per person	-0.0%
2012	0.0043 1000 An per person	-0.2%
2013	0.0045 1000 An per person	+5.7%
2014	0.006 1000 An per person	+33.3%
2015	0.0062 1000 An per person	+2.9%
2016	0.0068 1000 An per person	+10.3%
2017	0.0072 1000 An per person	+5.0%
2018	0.0069 1000 An per person	-3.5%
2019	0.007 1000 An per person	+0.9%
2020	0.0082 1000 An per person	+17.8%
2021	0.0082 1000 An per person	+0.1%
2022	0.0078 1000 An per person	-5.5%
2023	0.0063 1000 An per person	-19.3%
2024	0.0066 1000 An per person	+5.2%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.0066 1000 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.0066 1000 An per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 2.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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	+61.8%	0.0006 1000 An per person	0.001 1000 An per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.001 1000 An per person	0.0006 1000 An per person	0.0011 1000 An per person	9
1970s	0.0012 1000 An per person	0.001 1000 An per person	0.0013 1000 An per person	10
1980s	0.0011 1000 An per person	0.0008 1000 An per person	0.0012 1000 An per person	10
1990s	0.0021 1000 An per person	0.0012 1000 An per person	0.0026 1000 An per person	10
2000s	0.0035 1000 An per person	0.003 1000 An per person	0.0042 1000 An per person	10
2010s	0.0058 1000 An per person	0.0043 1000 An per person	0.0072 1000 An per person	10
2020s	0.0074 1000 An per person	0.0063 1000 An per person	0.0082 1000 An per person	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

84 Tuvalu 0.0069 1000 An per person compare
85 Singapore 0.0069 1000 An per person compare
86 Japan 0.0068 1000 An per person compare
88 Saint Lucia 0.0066 1000 An per person compare
89 Burkina Faso 0.0065 1000 An per person compare
90 Bahrain 0.0062 1000 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0066 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0082 1000 An per person in 2021.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 An per person in 1962.
How does Sri Lanka rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total

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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit: 1000 An per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,840 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Meat, Poultry — 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.