Raw milk of buffalo — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Raw milk of buffalo — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 139.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of buffalo — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka is 139.94, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 172.71 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 45.17, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of buffalo — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.11 | — |
| 1962 | 63.67 | -27.7% |
| 1963 | 96.12 | +51.0% |
| 1964 | 108.74 | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 133.95 | +23.2% |
| 1966 | 106.04 | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 100.47 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 99.46 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 91.7 | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 83.72 | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 92.69 | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 97.43 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 76.93 | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 91.44 | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 106.29 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 114.38 | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 108.4 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 114.36 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 126.1 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 129.43 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 145.41 | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 136.3 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 161.39 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 170.45 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 172.71 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 93.83 | -45.7% |
| 1987 | 117.71 | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 117.1 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 119.74 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 137.74 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 137.4 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 148.3 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 141.86 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 140.99 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 135.38 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 136.25 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 129.08 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 47.57 | -63.1% |
| 1999 | 47.45 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 46.63 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 45.97 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 45.64 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.17 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 45.35 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.55 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.3 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 46.9 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 51.45 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 70.66 | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 79.34 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 77.75 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 102.77 | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 89.23 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 75.02 | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 115.39 | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 109.59 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 113.28 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 124.29 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 119.2 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 125.38 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 140.66 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 138.75 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 147.1 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 139.94 | -4.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 139.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104.63, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of buffalo — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -63.1% | 129.08 | 47.57 |
| 2015 | +53.8% | 75.02 | 115.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.7 | 63.67 | 133.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.17 | 76.93 | 126.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.41 | 93.83 | 172.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.2 | 47.45 | 148.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.96 | 45.17 | 70.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.59 | 75.02 | 124.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.37 | 125.38 | 147.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka was 139.94 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 172.71 in 1985.
- What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.17 in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of buffalo — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of buffalo — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.