Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens — Stocks, per capita was 0.8198 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.8198 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.11 An per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3433 An per person, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 142nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.388 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3712 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5896 An per person | +58.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5894 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5578 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5812 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.546 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.575 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5475 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.558 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6049 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5642 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5764 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4901 An per person | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4196 An per person | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4131 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4152 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3433 An per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4034 An per person | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4271 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.417 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4088 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4196 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4283 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4566 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4855 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5396 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5377 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5436 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5379 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5014 An per person | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5225 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5439 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5479 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5411 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5102 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5065 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5144 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5238 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5506 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5436 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5839 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4899 An per person | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5497 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5756 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6541 An per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6724 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6947 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6559 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6714 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6759 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6631 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8086 An per person | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8004 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7985 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9928 An per person | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9917 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9474 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9362 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 An per person | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8198 An per person | -20.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8198 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.14 An per person, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8198 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 An per person, 79% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +58.9% | 0.3712 An per person | 0.5896 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5273 An per person | 0.3712 An per person | 0.5896 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4788 An per person | 0.3433 An per person | 0.6049 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4664 An per person | 0.4088 An per person | 0.5436 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.525 An per person | 0.5014 An per person | 0.5479 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.597 An per person | 0.4899 An per person | 0.6947 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8286 An per person | 0.6631 An per person | 0.9928 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 An per person | 0.8198 An per person | 1.11 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 139 North Macedonia 0.9552 An per person compare
- 140 Mauritania 0.9515 An per person compare
- 141 Malawi 0.9355 An per person compare
- 143 Niger 0.801 An per person compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 0.7823 An per person compare
- 145 Cambodia 0.7356 An per person compare
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 chickens — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.8198 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 An per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3433 An per person in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — stocks, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.