Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 369,270 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 369,270 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 634,602 An in 1965 and was at its lowest, 275,050 An, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 124th out of 186 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 557,685 An | — |
| 1962 | 503,175 An | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 570,943 An | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 603,940 An | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 634,602 An | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 615,773 An | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 604,489 An | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 609,251 An | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 570,847 An | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 582,659 An | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 575,014 An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 590,595 An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 576,690 An | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 577,291 An | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 574,305 An | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 591,859 An | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 572,496 An | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 472,539 An | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 485,400 An | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 520,600 An | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 541,700 An | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 539,600 An | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 547,900 An | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 563,800 An | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 566,200 An | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 612,700 An | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 530,000 An | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 538,200 An | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 548,100 An | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 547,700 An | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 480,300 An | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 519,524 An | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 602,100 An | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 608,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 610,100 An | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 546,600 An | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 531,300 An | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 531,100 An | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 526,500 An | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 506,400 An | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 504,300 An | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 360,382 An | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 423,800 An | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 416,870 An | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 405,250 An | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 395,170 An | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 405,080 An | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 387,250 An | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 385,460 An | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 381,375 An | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 383,535 An | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 392,620 An | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 340,630 An | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 310,090 An | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 316,860 An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 275,050 An | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 297,579 An | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 326,182 An | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 325,194 An | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 345,720 An | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 373,750 An | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 377,990 An | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 363,430 An | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 369,270 An | +1.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 369,270 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 51% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 369,270 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.92 million An, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -28.5% | 504,300 An | 360,382 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585,634 An | 503,175 An | 634,602 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 559,885 An | 472,539 An | 591,859 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 550,880 An | 520,600 An | 612,700 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 550,322 An | 480,300 An | 610,100 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 418,996 An | 360,382 An | 506,400 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 334,912 An | 275,050 An | 392,620 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,032 An | 345,720 An | 377,990 An | 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Sri Lanka was 369,270 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 634,602 An in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,050 An in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.