Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 145,094 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka stood at 145,094 1000 An.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka peaked at 182,692 1000 An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,323 1000 An, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,323 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 6,420 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 10,645 1000 An | +65.8% |
| 1964 | 11,038 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 11,040 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12,040 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 12,048 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 13,435 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 13,420 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 14,423 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 16,418 1000 An | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 16,420 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16,623 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 17,021 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 16,013 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 16,012 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 16,410 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 14,011 1000 An | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 16,614 1000 An | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 17,619 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 17,422 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 17,420 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 17,622 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 18,023 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 15,626 1000 An | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 13,028 1000 An | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 15,828 1000 An | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 17,830 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 19,633 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 19,636 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20,140 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 24,143 1000 An | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 32,448 1000 An | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 41,854 1000 An | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 45,061 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 47,068 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 48,076 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49,150 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 47,413 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 56,960 1000 An | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 62,131 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 66,012 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 60,012 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 67,659 1000 An | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 69,486 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 75,722 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 81,201 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 86,598 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 85,295 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 89,463 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 90,012 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90,513 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93,014 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 125,160 1000 An | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 130,013 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 145,013 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 154,012 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 150,138 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 152,379 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 180,516 1000 An | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 182,692 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 172,887 1000 An | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 138,619 1000 An | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 145,094 1000 An | +4.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 145,094 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 145,094 1000 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 236,507 1000 An, 61% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — 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 | +65.8% | 6,420 1000 An | 10,645 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,712 1000 An | 6,323 1000 An | 13,435 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,996 1000 An | 14,011 1000 An | 17,021 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,005 1000 An | 13,028 1000 An | 19,633 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,499 1000 An | 19,636 1000 An | 49,150 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,108 1000 An | 56,960 1000 An | 86,598 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,972 1000 An | 89,463 1000 An | 154,012 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,962 1000 An | 138,619 1000 An | 182,692 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 54 Czechoslovakia 167,640 1000 An compare
- 55 Greece 165,643 1000 An compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 153,663 1000 An compare
- 58 Iraq 142,679 1000 An compare
- 59 El Salvador 133,744 1000 An compare
- 60 Tunisia 126,227 1000 An 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 in Sri Lanka?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Sri Lanka was 145,094 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 182,692 1000 An in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,323 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.