Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight was 882 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 882 kg/An for milk, total — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka peaked at 898 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 198 kg/An, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 203 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 198 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 225 kg/An | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 255 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 248 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 227 kg/An | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 222 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 245 kg/An | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 239 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 264 kg/An | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 278 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 266 kg/An | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 271 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 283 kg/An | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 330 kg/An | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 372 kg/An | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 410 kg/An | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 461 kg/An | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 429 kg/An | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 457 kg/An | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 479 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 425 kg/An | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 449 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 488 kg/An | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 495 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 258 kg/An | -47.9% |
| 1987 | 338 kg/An | +31.0% |
| 1988 | 336 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 370 kg/An | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 390 kg/An | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 438 kg/An | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 442 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 447 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 447 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 448 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 466 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 480 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 360 kg/An | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 375 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 391 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 392 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 412 kg/An | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 408 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 414 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 415 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 406 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 409 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 403 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 443 kg/An | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 460 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 452 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 559 kg/An | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 496 kg/An | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 504 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 772 kg/An | +53.2% |
| 2016 | 847 kg/An | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 838 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 891 kg/An | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 867 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 898 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 897 kg/An | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 893 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 894 kg/An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 882 kg/An | -1.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 882 kg/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,086 kg/An, 81% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 882 kg/An is above the median for South Asia, which is 816 kg/An, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +53.2% | 504 kg/An | 772 kg/An |
| 1986 | -47.9% | 495 kg/An | 258 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.11 kg/An | 198 kg/An | 255 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 336.4 kg/An | 264 kg/An | 461 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 409.5 kg/An | 258 kg/An | 495 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 429.3 kg/An | 360 kg/An | 480 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 409.3 kg/An | 391 kg/An | 443 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 668.6 kg/An | 452 kg/An | 891 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 892.8 kg/An | 882 kg/An | 898 kg/An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka?
- Milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Sri Lanka was 882 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 898 kg/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 198 kg/An in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for milk, total — yield/carcass weight?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.