Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Goats — Stocks was 35,055 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Sri Lanka is 35,055 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 60,002 LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 26,675 LSU, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 183 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,181 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 45,381 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 53,808 LSU | +18.6% |
| 1964 | 56,743 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 60,002 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 58,984 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 57,990 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 58,443 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 54,259 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 55,636 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 54,628 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 56,178 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 54,935 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 54,731 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 54,665 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 56,219 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 54,512 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 45,000 LSU | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 46,100 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 49,260 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 51,220 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 51,160 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 51,930 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 53,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 53,960 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 58,360 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 50,250 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 51,020 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 51,830 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 52,170 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 46,000 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 50,246 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 58,260 LSU | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 58,780 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 59,110 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53,520 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 52,070 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 51,930 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 51,440 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 49,520 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 49,260 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 35,138 LSU | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 41,490 LSU | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 40,539 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 39,496 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 38,155 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 38,860 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 37,680 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 37,746 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37,346 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 37,528 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38,345 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 33,115 LSU | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 29,905 LSU | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 30,916 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 26,675 LSU | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 28,719 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 31,480 LSU | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 31,364 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 33,443 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 36,174 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 36,579 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 35,055 LSU | -4.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 35,055 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,826 LSU, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 35,055 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.45 million LSU, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -28.7% | 49,260 LSU | 35,138 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,977 LSU | 45,381 LSU | 60,002 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,260 LSU | 45,000 LSU | 56,219 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,249 LSU | 49,260 LSU | 58,360 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,353 LSU | 46,000 LSU | 59,110 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,788 LSU | 35,138 LSU | 49,520 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,539 LSU | 26,675 LSU | 38,345 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,313 LSU | 33,443 LSU | 36,579 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 goats — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Goats — stocks in Sri Lanka was 35,055 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 60,002 LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,675 LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for goats — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Goats — 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.