Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.0509 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0509 An per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1744 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0446 An per person, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1533 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1344 An per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1528 An per person | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1738 An per person | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1744 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1561 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1448 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1414 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1319 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1297 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1295 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1262 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1281 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1291 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1263 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1264 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1204 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1077 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1113 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1107 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1139 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1111 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1105 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1125 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1147 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1133 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1136 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1112 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.112 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1084 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0896 An per person | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0936 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1001 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0985 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.097 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0918 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0865 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0634 An per person | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0629 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0595 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0588 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0562 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0571 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0578 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0586 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0589 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.058 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0548 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.056 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0567 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0584 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0568 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0532 An per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0519 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 An per person | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0467 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0513 An per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0498 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0503 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0511 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0508 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0509 An per person | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0509 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1164 An per person, 44% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0509 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.145 An per person, 35% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, per capita 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 | -26.8% | 0.0865 An per person | 0.0634 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1514 An per person | 0.1319 An per person | 0.1744 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1235 An per person | 0.1077 An per person | 0.1297 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1124 An per person | 0.1105 An per person | 0.1147 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0892 An per person | 0.0629 An per person | 0.1084 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 An per person | 0.0548 An per person | 0.0595 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0525 An per person | 0.0446 An per person | 0.0584 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0508 An per person | 0.0503 An per person | 0.0511 An per person | 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 cattle — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0509 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1744 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0446 An per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.