Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 3.77 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka is 3.77 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.82 %LSU in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.19 %LSU, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.23 %LSU | 3.83 %LSU | 4.45 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.15 %LSU | 3.59 %LSU | 4.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 %LSU | 3.38 %LSU | 4.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.34 %LSU | 3.59 %LSU | 5.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 %LSU | 4.04 %LSU | 5.64 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 %LSU | 3.19 %LSU | 3.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 %LSU | 3.42 %LSU | 3.77 %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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka was 3.77 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 %LSU in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 %LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. 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.