Goats — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.0159 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0159 An per person.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.055 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 An per person, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0497 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0447 An per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0518 An per person | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0533 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.055 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0527 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0506 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0498 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0452 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0453 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0435 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0439 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0421 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0411 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0407 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 An per person | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0316 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0339 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0335 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0337 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0346 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0347 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0371 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0316 An per person | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0317 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0319 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0319 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 An per person | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.03 An per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0342 An per person | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.034 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0337 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0279 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0272 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0251 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 An per person | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 An per person | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0195 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.019 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0183 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0179 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 An per person | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 An per person | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 An per person | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 An per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0144 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 An per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0159 An per person | -3.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0159 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0469 An per person, 34% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0159 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1073 An per person, 15% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -29.4% | 0.0251 An per person | 0.0177 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0503 An per person | 0.0447 An per person | 0.055 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0399 An per person | 0.0314 An per person | 0.0453 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0336 An per person | 0.0316 An per person | 0.0371 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0305 An per person | 0.0272 An per person | 0.0342 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0203 An per person | 0.0177 An per person | 0.0257 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 An per person | 0.0126 An per person | 0.0181 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 An per person | 0.0153 An per person | 0.0165 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Goats — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0159 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.055 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 An per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for goats — stocks, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.