Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Buffalo — Share in total livestock was 16.98 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 16.98 %LSU for buffalo — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka peaked at 33.85 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 15.49 %LSU, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 7th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.49 %LSU | 28.07 %LSU | 33.85 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.85 %LSU | 26.44 %LSU | 31.73 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.41 %LSU | 30.67 %LSU | 32.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.84 %LSU | 17.31 %LSU | 32.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.87 %LSU | 16.23 %LSU | 19.65 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.87 %LSU | 15.49 %LSU | 21.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.28 %LSU | 15.99 %LSU | 16.98 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 4 Timor-Leste 23.71 %LSU compare
- 5 Philippines 22.78 %LSU compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.94 %LSU compare
- 8 Cambodia 16.51 %LSU compare
- 9 Bhutan 16.44 %LSU compare
- 10 Egypt 14.6 %LSU compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka?
- Buffalo — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka was 16.98 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 33.85 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.49 %LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for buffalo — share in total livestock?
- Sri Lanka ranks 7th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 — Share in total livestock. 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.