Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Buffalo — Stocks was 163,505 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 163,505 LSU for buffalo — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 525,504 LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 133,375 LSU, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 385,804 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 400,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 425,943 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 500,894 LSU | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 525,504 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 416,182 LSU | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 382,272 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 391,614 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 382,718 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 367,854 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 365,290 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 374,064 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 355,330 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 367,822 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 408,950 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 426,863 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 398,174 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 407,204 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 421,850 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 421,550 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 449,050 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 439,600 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 455,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 475,500 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 483,300 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 482,100 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 503,832 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 481,714 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 483,500 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 479,050 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 412,500 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 447,750 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 396,900 LSU | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 395,550 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 382,100 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 380,450 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 363,200 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 158,200 LSU | -56.4% |
| 1999 | 159,750 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 152,250 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 145,150 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 141,044 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 140,240 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 150,750 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 153,875 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 157,040 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 159,155 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 159,265 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 185,895 LSU | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 211,325 LSU | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 202,560 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 207,315 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 190,380 LSU | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 160,345 LSU | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 161,540 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 133,375 LSU | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 141,775 LSU | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 154,395 LSU | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 149,215 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 161,500 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 166,605 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 162,435 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 163,505 LSU | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 163,505 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,200 LSU, 16.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 163,505 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 758,000 LSU, 22% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Stocks in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -56.4% | 363,200 LSU | 158,200 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 423,437 LSU | 382,272 LSU | 525,504 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 389,340 LSU | 355,330 LSU | 426,863 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 467,515 LSU | 421,550 LSU | 503,832 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 357,545 LSU | 158,200 LSU | 479,050 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,466 LSU | 140,240 LSU | 185,895 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,222 LSU | 133,375 LSU | 211,325 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,511 LSU | 161,500 LSU | 166,605 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Buffalo — stocks in Sri Lanka was 163,505 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 525,504 LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,375 LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for buffalo — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 — Stocks. 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.