Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.95 1000 An per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1008 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 29th 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1008 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1024 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1698 1000 An per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 1964 | 0.176 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.176 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.192 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1921 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2142 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.214 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2618 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2618 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2651 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2714 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2554 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2553 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2617 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2234 1000 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2649 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 0.281 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2778 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2778 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.281 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2874 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2492 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2077 1000 An per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2524 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2843 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3131 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3131 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3212 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.385 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5174 1000 An per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6674 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7186 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7506 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7666 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7838 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7561 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9083 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9908 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.957 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 0.7585 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 1.84 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 | +65.8% | 0.1024 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1698 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1708 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1008 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2142 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2551 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2234 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2714 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2712 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2077 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3131 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.598 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3131 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.7838 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9083 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
- 26 Belarus 2.3 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 27 Switzerland 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 28 Japan 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovenia 2.1 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 32 Malaysia 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 1000 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1008 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — 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.