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 117th out of 195 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.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1.36 million LSU | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 1.58 million LSU | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 1.63 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 1.44 million LSU | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 1.36 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 1.38 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.32 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.31 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.33 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.34 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.34 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.36 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.39 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.42 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 1.35 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.37 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.45 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.42 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.48 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.52 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.53 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.57 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.53 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million LSU | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 1.39 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.42 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 912,405 LSU | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 923,075 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 898,045 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 893,365 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 866,600 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 864,233 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 900,140 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 921,249 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 941,459 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 960,515 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 957,964 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 946,258 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 992,210 LSU | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 996,177 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 992,560 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 931,983 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 919,546 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 861,180 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 904,630 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 968,156 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 947,946 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 962,871 LSU | -4.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 962,871 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.48 million LSU, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 962,871 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.34 million LSU, 15% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Major livestock types — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -30.6% | 1.32 million LSU | 912,405 LSU |
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 |
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 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 117th out of 195 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.