Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.19 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — 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
Sri Lanka recorded 0.19 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.44 LSU/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.17 LSU/ha, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 190 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.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.44 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3978 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.347 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.377 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.333 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.202 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1975 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 98 Canada 0.2 LSU/ha compare
- 98 Senegal 0.2 LSU/ha compare
- 98 United Arab Emirates 0.2 LSU/ha compare
- 101 Chile 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 101 Comoros 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 101 Yugoslav SFR 0.19 LSU/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sri Lanka was 0.19 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 LSU/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 LSU/ha in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Cattle — 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.