Skim milk of cows — Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Skim milk of cows — Production was 62,296 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Skim milk of cows — Production in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, skim milk of cows — production in Sri Lanka stood at 62,296 t.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 316.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, skim milk of cows — production in Sri Lanka peaked at 64,932 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 88th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Skim milk of cows — Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 1,425 t | — |
| 1965 | 1,425 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,615 t | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 3,658 t | +126.5% |
| 1968 | 4,132 t | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 2,945 t | -28.7% |
| 1970 | 4,750 t | +61.3% |
| 1971 | 6,745 t | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 2,375 t | -64.8% |
| 1973 | 3,990 t | +68.0% |
| 1974 | 4,702 t | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 2,945 t | -37.4% |
| 1976 | 4,655 t | +58.1% |
| 1977 | 3,990 t | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 2,375 t | -40.5% |
| 1979 | 1,568 t | -34.0% |
| 1980 | 855 t | -45.5% |
| 1981 | 2,755 t | +222.2% |
| 1982 | 3,895 t | +41.4% |
| 1983 | 5,225 t | +34.1% |
| 1984 | 7,125 t | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 8,075 t | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 4,750 t | -41.2% |
| 1987 | 7,125 t | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 10,640 t | +49.3% |
| 1989 | 3,990 t | -62.5% |
| 1990 | 8,075 t | +102.4% |
| 1991 | 10,450 t | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 10,165 t | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8,740 t | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 9,310 t | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 7,885 t | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 19,950 t | +153.0% |
| 1997 | 9,975 t | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 14,915 t | +49.5% |
| 1999 | 9,975 t | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 10,450 t | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 11,400 t | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 14,250 t | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 14,250 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14,250 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,725 t | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 14,725 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,725 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,488 t | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 14,250 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14,831 t | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14,725 t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14,962 t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 14,962 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,231 t | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 47,683 t | +235.1% |
| 2016 | 47,914 t | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49,617 t | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 61,796 t | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 56,857 t | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 63,064 t | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 64,932 t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 63,531 t | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 62,296 t | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,689 t | 0 t | 4,132 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,810 t | 1,568 t | 6,745 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,444 t | 855 t | 10,640 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,944 t | 7,885 t | 19,950 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,751 t | 10,450 t | 14,725 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,758 t | 14,231 t | 61,796 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,456 t | 62,296 t | 64,932 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 85 Iceland 70,491 t compare
- 86 Pakistan 66,572 t compare
- 87 Luxembourg 63,524 t compare
- 89 Uganda 59,625 t compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 57,271 t compare
- 91 Serbia and Montenegro 55,300 t 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 skim milk of cows — production in Sri Lanka?
- Skim milk of cows — production in Sri Lanka was 62,296 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest skim milk of cows — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 64,932 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest skim milk of cows — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for skim milk of cows — production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is skim milk of cows — production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Skim milk of cows — Production. 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.