Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.1276 An per square kilometre in 1990. ▼ Falling
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–1990
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1276 An per square kilometre for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2551 An per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1276 An per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 142nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2392 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1754 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2392 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1754 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1595 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1595 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1276 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1276 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.32 An per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2162 An per square kilometre | 0.1914 An per square kilometre | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2025 An per square kilometre | 0.1754 An per square kilometre | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2057 An per square kilometre | 0.1595 An per square kilometre | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 139 Madagascar 0.138 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.1333 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 0.1332 An per square kilometre compare
- 143 El Salvador 0.1221 An per square kilometre compare
- 144 Zambia 0.111 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Malaysia 0.1041 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 fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sri Lanka was 0.1276 An per square kilometre in 1990, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2551 An per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1276 An per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 160 countries with data for 1990.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — 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.