Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.0278 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0278 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.063 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 An per person, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 120th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0519 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0446 An per person | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0545 An per person | +22.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0572 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.063 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0558 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0541 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0523 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0484 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0435 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0428 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0425 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0421 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0414 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0415 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0421 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0397 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0347 An per person | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0357 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0357 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0366 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0371 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0375 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0382 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 An per person | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0344 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0396 An per person | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0375 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0387 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.039 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0391 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0385 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.036 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0255 An per person | -25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0241 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0216 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0224 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0236 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0251 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0268 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 An per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0246 An per person | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0248 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 An per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0236 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0257 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0265 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0274 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0272 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0278 An per person | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0535 An per person | 0.0446 An per person | 0.063 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0406 An per person | 0.0347 An per person | 0.0435 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0363 An per person | 0.0344 An per person | 0.0382 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0352 An per person | 0.0241 An per person | 0.0396 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0223 An per person | 0.0211 An per person | 0.0235 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 An per person | 0.0228 An per person | 0.0293 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 An per person | 0.0265 An per person | 0.0278 An per person | 5 |
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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 milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0278 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.063 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 An per person in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for milk, total — milk animals, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.