Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 111,450 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Sri Lanka stood at 111,450 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Sri Lanka peaked at 139,700 An in 1992 and was at its lowest, 51,560 An, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76,095 An | — |
| 1962 | 56,000 An | -26.4% |
| 1963 | 87,000 An | +55.4% |
| 1964 | 100,000 An | +14.9% |
| 1965 | 127,000 An | +27.0% |
| 1966 | 103,500 An | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 100,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 102,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 92,622 An | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 82,200 An | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 82,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 86,150 An | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 80,925 An | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 84,625 An | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 91,675 An | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 95,100 An | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 90,525 An | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 91,050 An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 95,525 An | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 95,775 An | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 101,925 An | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 100,775 An | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 105,125 An | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 111,025 An | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 112,625 An | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 113,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 112,117 An | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 115,200 An | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 112,100 An | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 139,100 An | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 133,900 An | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 139,700 An | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 114,900 An | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 117,400 An | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 115,200 An | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 113,800 An | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 110,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 53,300 An | -51.5% |
| 1999 | 55,400 An | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 53,300 An | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 53,400 An | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51,656 An | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 51,560 An | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 53,060 An | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 54,620 An | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 55,930 An | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 57,580 An | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 63,120 An | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 77,912 An | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 89,900 An | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 86,220 An | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 94,290 An | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 102,760 An | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 90,220 An | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 87,000 An | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 83,150 An | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 86,490 An | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 94,200 An | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 91,790 An | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 102,050 An | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 105,600 An | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 101,930 An | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 109,050 An | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 111,450 An | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,802 An | 56,000 An | 127,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 87,978 An | 80,925 An | 95,525 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,967 An | 95,775 An | 115,200 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,270 An | 53,300 An | 139,700 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,214 An | 51,560 An | 77,912 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,602 An | 83,150 An | 102,760 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,016 An | 101,930 An | 111,450 An | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Sri Lanka?
- Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Sri Lanka was 111,450 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 139,700 An in 1992.
- What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,560 An in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 — Milk Animals. 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.