Poultry Birds — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 18.08 million An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 18.08 million An for poultry birds — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 24.33 million An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.79 million An, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.87 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.79 million An | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 6.17 million An | +62.9% |
| 1964 | 6.32 million An | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 6.13 million An | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 6.54 million An | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 6.31 million An | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 6.79 million An | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 6.60 million An | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 6.88 million An | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 7.62 million An | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 7.25 million An | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 7.55 million An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 6.54 million An | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 5.70 million An | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 5.71 million An | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.84 million An | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.92 million An | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 5.90 million An | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 6.36 million An | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 6.32 million An | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.27 million An | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.48 million An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6.64 million An | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.13 million An | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 7.67 million An | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 8.62 million An | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 8.68 million An | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.87 million An | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.83 million An | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.30 million An | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 8.79 million An | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 9.31 million An | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 9.52 million An | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 9.57 million An | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.21 million An | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 9.32 million An | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.58 million An | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.93 million An | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 10.63 million An | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 10.67 million An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.58 million An | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 9.79 million An | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 11.06 million An | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 11.65 million An | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 13.33 million An | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 13.79 million An | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.35 million An | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 13.63 million An | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 14.03 million An | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.21 million An | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.05 million An | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.66 million An | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 16.64 million An | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.76 million An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.07 million An | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 21.29 million An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.54 million An | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 20.42 million An | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 24.29 million An | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 24.33 million An | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.78 million An | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 18.08 million An | -20.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 18.08 million An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.34 million An, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 18.08 million An is below the median for South Asia, which is 66.53 million An, 27% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +62.9% | 3.79 million An | 6.17 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 million An | 3.79 million An | 6.79 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.39 million An | 4.92 million An | 7.62 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.30 million An | 6.27 million An | 8.87 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.24 million An | 8.30 million An | 9.93 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.05 million An | 9.79 million An | 14.35 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.57 million An | 14.03 million An | 21.29 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.37 million An | 18.08 million An | 24.33 million An | 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 poultry birds — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Sri Lanka was 18.08 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 24.33 million An in 2021.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 million An in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).