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 115th out of 206 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.
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
- 112 Serbia and Montenegro 717,476 LSU compare
- 113 Burundi 596,108 LSU compare
- 114 Syrian Arab Republic 589,006 LSU compare
- 116 Greece 560,160 LSU compare
- 117 El Salvador 522,261 LSU compare
- 118 Hungary 521,820 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 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 115th out of 206 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.