Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.016 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.016 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0321 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 An per person, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 107th out of 164 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 cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0269 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0234 An per person | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0281 An per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0292 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0321 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.028 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0276 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0262 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.021 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 0.021 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0204 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0211 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0206 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0205 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0209 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0197 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.018 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0176 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0178 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.018 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0175 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0163 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0199 An per person | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0198 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0204 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0191 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0182 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 An per person | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.011 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.012 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 An per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 An per person | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 An per person | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.016 An per person | +2.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.016 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0236 An per person, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.016 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.046 An per person, 35% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita 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 | -35.1% | 0.0182 An per person | 0.0118 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0274 An per person | 0.0234 An per person | 0.0321 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0201 An per person | 0.0173 An per person | 0.0211 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0176 An per person | 0.0163 An per person | 0.0181 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 An per person | 0.0117 An per person | 0.0204 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0111 An per person | 0.0105 An per person | 0.0121 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 An per person | 0.0119 An per person | 0.0152 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 An per person | 0.0154 An per person | 0.016 An per person | 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 cattle — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.016 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0321 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 An per person in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — 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.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Raw milk of cattle — 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.