Chickens — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens — Stocks was 180,650 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Sri Lanka is 180,650 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 243,110 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37,650 LSU, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,410 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 37,650 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 61,290 LSU | +62.8% |
| 1964 | 62,790 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 60,900 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 65,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 62,560 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 67,480 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 65,780 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 68,560 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 75,930 LSU | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 72,270 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 75,280 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 65,210 LSU | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 56,850 LSU | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 57,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 58,330 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 49,120 LSU | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 58,820 LSU | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 63,410 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 62,960 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 62,490 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 64,570 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 66,140 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 70,980 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 76,370 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 85,880 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 86,450 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 88,330 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 87,960 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 82,610 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 87,460 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 92,610 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 94,660 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 95,040 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 91,360 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 92,430 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 95,660 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 99,230 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 106,220 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 106,550 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 115,640 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 97,740 LSU | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 110,420 LSU | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 116,360 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 133,130 LSU | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 137,790 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 143,310 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 136,150 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 140,180 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 141,990 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 140,380 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 166,460 LSU | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 166,300 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 167,440 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 210,560 LSU | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 212,760 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 205,310 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 204,110 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 242,780 LSU | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 243,110 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 227,670 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 180,650 LSU | -20.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 180,650 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201,010 LSU, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 180,650 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 652,050 LSU, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +62.8% | 37,650 LSU | 61,290 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,984 LSU | 37,650 LSU | 67,480 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 63,737 LSU | 49,120 LSU | 75,930 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,758 LSU | 62,490 LSU | 88,330 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,902 LSU | 82,610 LSU | 99,230 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,331 LSU | 97,740 LSU | 143,310 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,549 LSU | 140,180 LSU | 212,760 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,552 LSU | 180,650 LSU | 243,110 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 chickens — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — stocks in Sri Lanka was 180,650 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 243,110 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,650 LSU in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — 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.