Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 36,343 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 36,343 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 63,460 LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 27,505 LSU, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 125th out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,768 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 50,318 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 57,094 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 60,394 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 63,460 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 61,577 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 60,449 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 60,925 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 57,085 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 58,266 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 57,501 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 59,060 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 57,669 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 57,729 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 57,430 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 59,186 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 57,250 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 47,254 LSU | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 48,540 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 52,060 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 54,170 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 53,960 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 54,790 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 56,380 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 56,620 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 61,270 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 53,000 LSU | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 53,820 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 54,810 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 54,770 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 48,030 LSU | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 51,952 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 60,210 LSU | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 60,800 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 61,010 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 54,660 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 53,130 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 53,110 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52,650 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 50,640 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 50,430 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 36,038 LSU | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 42,380 LSU | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 41,687 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 40,525 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 39,517 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 40,508 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 38,725 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 38,546 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38,138 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 38,354 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 39,262 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34,063 LSU | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 31,009 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 31,686 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27,505 LSU | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 29,758 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 32,618 LSU | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 32,519 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34,572 LSU | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 37,375 LSU | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 37,799 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 36,343 LSU | -3.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 36,343 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 36,343 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.50 million LSU, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -28.5% | 50,430 LSU | 36,038 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,563 LSU | 50,318 LSU | 63,460 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,988 LSU | 47,254 LSU | 59,186 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,088 LSU | 52,060 LSU | 61,270 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,032 LSU | 48,030 LSU | 61,010 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,900 LSU | 36,038 LSU | 50,640 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,491 LSU | 27,505 LSU | 39,262 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,522 LSU | 34,572 LSU | 37,799 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Sri Lanka was 36,343 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 63,460 LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,505 LSU in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 — 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.