Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita was 0.8204 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.8204 An per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.11 An per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3442 An per person, in 1978.
That places Sri Lanka 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3905 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3733 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5935 An per person | +59.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5933 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5618 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5851 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5506 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5784 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5495 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.56 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6067 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5661 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5783 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4918 An per person | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4207 An per person | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4142 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.416 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3442 An per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4045 An per person | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4285 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4186 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4103 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4212 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4299 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4584 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4874 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5414 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5397 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5458 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5402 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.504 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5252 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5469 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5512 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5447 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5142 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5108 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5151 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5243 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5511 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5442 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5845 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4907 An per person | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5505 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5764 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6549 An per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6732 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6956 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6567 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.672 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6764 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6637 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8093 An per person | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8009 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.799 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9934 An per person | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9923 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.948 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9367 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 An per person | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8204 An per person | -20.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8204 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.14 An per person, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8204 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 An per person, 79% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +59.0% | 0.3733 An per person | 0.5935 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5307 An per person | 0.3733 An per person | 0.5935 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4802 An per person | 0.3442 An per person | 0.6067 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4681 An per person | 0.4103 An per person | 0.5458 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5276 An per person | 0.504 An per person | 0.5512 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5978 An per person | 0.4907 An per person | 0.6956 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8292 An per person | 0.6637 An per person | 0.9934 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 An per person | 0.8204 An per person | 1.11 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 139 Mauritania 0.9515 An per person compare
- 140 Malawi 0.9355 An per person compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0.8217 An per person compare
- 143 Niger 0.801 An per person compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.6741 An per person compare
- 145 Iceland 0.6482 An per person compare
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 poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.8204 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 An per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3442 An per person in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poultry birds — stocks, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.