Sheep — Share in total livestock in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 0.13 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka stood at 0.13 %LSU.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.53 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.08 %LSU, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2644 %LSU | 0.18 %LSU | 0.53 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.203 %LSU | 0.18 %LSU | 0.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.191 %LSU | 0.18 %LSU | 0.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.128 %LSU | 0.08 %LSU | 0.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.119 %LSU | 0.08 %LSU | 0.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 %LSU | 0.08 %LSU | 0.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 %LSU | 0.11 %LSU | 0.13 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 177 Brunei Darussalam 0.21 %LSU compare
- 178 Belarus 0.17 %LSU compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 0.14 %LSU compare
- 181 El Salvador 0.07 %LSU compare
- 182 Honduras 0.06 %LSU compare
- 183 Thailand 0.05 %LSU compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Sri Lanka was 0.13 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 %LSU in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Sri Lanka ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Sheep — 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.