Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0075 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0075 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0212 animals per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 animals per person, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0184 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0212 animals per person | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0176 animals per person | -16.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0176 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0185 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.019 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0195 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0198 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0191 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0201 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0189 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0192 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0182 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0139 animals per person | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0132 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.012 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.012 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0119 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0125 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0127 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0123 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 animals per person | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0093 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0104 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0115 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.01 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 animals per person | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 animals per person | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 animals per person | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 animals per person | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 animals per person | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.008 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0075 animals per person | +12.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0075 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 30% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0075 animals per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0162 animals per person, 46% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.019 animals per person | 0.0176 animals per person | 0.0212 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0169 animals per person | 0.012 animals per person | 0.0201 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0117 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0129 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 animals per person | 0.0092 animals per person | 0.0115 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 animals per person | 0.0079 animals per person | 0.0108 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0097 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 animals per person | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 147 United Arab Emirates 0.008 animals per person compare
- 148 Gambia 0.0078 animals per person compare
- 149 Philippines 0.0076 animals per person compare
- 151 Moldova 0.0075 animals per person compare
- 152 Madagascar 0.0074 animals per person compare
- 153 Malta 0.0071 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.109 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1293 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0075 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 animals per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 animals per person in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.