Meat supply per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat supply per person was 11.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.56
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
175th
of 191 countries
All-time high
11.87
in 2021
All-time low
3.24
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat supply per person in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat supply per person in Sri Lanka is 11.56, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.87 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.24, in 1988.
Sri Lanka ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6 | 4.06 | 4.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.17 | 3.4 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 | 3.24 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 3.36 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.21 | 5.26 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 | 6.33 | 11.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.46 | 11.02 | 11.87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Sri Lanka?
- Meat supply per person in Sri Lanka was 11.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.87 in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 in 1988.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat supply per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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