Major livestock types — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Major livestock types — Stocks was 962,871 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Major livestock types — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Sri Lanka stood at 962,871 LSU.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.63 million LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 861,180 LSU, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 127th out of 211 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 | 1.39 million LSU | 1.18 million LSU | 1.63 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 million LSU | 1.28 million LSU | 1.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 million LSU | 1.37 million LSU | 1.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million LSU | 912,405 LSU | 1.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 914,983 LSU | 864,233 LSU | 960,515 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 953,788 LSU | 861,180 LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million LSU | 962,871 LSU | 1.03 million LSU | 4 |
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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 major livestock types — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Sri Lanka was 962,871 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 861,180 LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Major livestock types — 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.