Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 1.37 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.37 An per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.85 An per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.8316 An per square kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka stood at 1.37 An per square kilometre.
The figure is up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.85 An per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.8316 An per square kilometre, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 2.13 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.27 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.82 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.18 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 2.48 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 2.26 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.23 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.85 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2.13 An per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9295 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9988 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8928 An per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8316 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8337 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8724 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9699 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.37 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.37 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 52.42 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 An per square kilometre | 2.13 An per square kilometre | 2.82 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.25 An per square kilometre | 1.99 An per square kilometre | 2.48 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 An per square kilometre | 1.69 An per square kilometre | 2.85 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 An per square kilometre | 1.26 An per square kilometre | 2.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 An per square kilometre | 0.9295 An per square kilometre | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.971 An per square kilometre | 0.8316 An per square kilometre | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 An per square kilometre | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 1.37 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 116 Fiji 1.51 An per square kilometre compare
- 117 Mauritius 1.42 An per square kilometre compare
- 118 Guatemala 1.39 An per square kilometre compare
- 120 French Polynesia 1.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 121 Namibia 1.26 An per square kilometre compare
- 122 Brazil 1.24 An per square kilometre compare
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka was 1.37 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 An per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8316 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.