Cattle — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Stocks was 561,185 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Sri Lanka is 561,185 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 951,788 LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 472,575 LSU, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 758,596 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 681,892 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 794,404 LSU | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 925,594 LSU | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 951,788 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 872,880 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 829,633 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 829,802 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 792,231 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 796,653 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 812,477 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 808,506 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 836,700 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 858,856 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 855,809 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 871,877 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 845,800 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 770,650 LSU | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 811,250 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 822,150 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 860,200 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 849,300 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 849,900 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 868,950 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 891,400 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 891,250 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 903,950 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 894,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 909,950 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 886,350 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 738,400 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 783,781 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 852,050 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 851,250 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 852,050 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 822,000 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 789,400 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 589,200 LSU | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 595,750 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 573,800 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 576,600 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 556,475 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 569,350 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 580,450 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 592,510 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 592,355 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 603,245 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 597,805 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 568,430 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 584,835 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 595,925 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 617,770 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 584,520 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 552,390 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 544,055 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 472,575 LSU | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 500,440 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 555,370 LSU | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 543,005 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 551,785 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 565,540 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 563,815 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 561,185 LSU | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 561,185 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522,261 LSU, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 561,185 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.38 million LSU, 24% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — 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 | -25.4% | 789,400 LSU | 589,200 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 826,313 LSU | 681,892 LSU | 951,788 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 826,858 LSU | 770,650 LSU | 871,877 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 874,105 LSU | 822,150 LSU | 909,950 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 776,023 LSU | 589,200 LSU | 886,350 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 581,102 LSU | 556,475 LSU | 603,245 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 555,088 LSU | 472,575 LSU | 617,770 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 560,581 LSU | 551,785 LSU | 565,540 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 cattle — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — stocks in Sri Lanka was 561,185 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 951,788 LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,575 LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 — 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.