Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka stood at 0.05 LSU/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.24 LSU/ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.05 LSU/ha, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -56.2% |
| 1999 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2033 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.164 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.203 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.153 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.063 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0575 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Bhutan 0.06 LSU/ha compare
- 10 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.06 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 14 China 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 0.04 LSU/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka?
- Buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 LSU/ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.