Meat production in Sri Lanka
Meat production in Sri Lanka was 291,946 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 9.3% from 2023. That is the 96th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 291,946 |
| 2023 | 267,091 |
| 2022 | 259,740 |
| 2021 | 269,545 |
| 2020 | 249,235 |
| 2019 | 257,004 |
| 2018 | 247,016 |
| 2017 | 233,852 |
| 2016 | 217,698 |
| 2015 | 199,691 |
| 2014 | 180,615 |
| 2013 | 172,778 |
| 2012 | 164,204 |
| 2011 | 138,739 Estimated |
| 2010 | 143,465 |
| 2009 | 134,827 |
| 2008 | 137,279 |
| 2007 | 136,864 |
| 2006 | 118,401 |
| 2005 | 139,799 |
| 2004 | 135,956 |
| 2003 | 130,486 |
| 2002 | 126,665 |
| 2001 | 122,558 |
| 2000 | 104,849 |
| 1999 | 93,267 |
| 1998 | 96,895 |
| 1997 | 96,519 Estimated |
| 1996 | 94,439 Estimated |
| 1995 | 95,497 Estimated |
| 1994 | 90,263 Estimated |
| 1993 | 76,415 Estimated |
| 1992 | 67,879 Estimated |
| 1991 | 60,267 Estimated |
| 1990 | 54,664 Estimated |
| 1989 | 52,880 Estimated |
| 1988 | 52,033 Estimated |
| 1987 | 53,666 Estimated |
| 1986 | 51,180 Estimated |
| 1985 | 55,381 Estimated |
| 1984 | 57,854 Estimated |
| 1983 | 55,507 Estimated |
| 1982 | 54,328 Estimated |
| 1981 | 53,904 Estimated |
| 1980 | 53,061 Estimated |
| 1979 | 49,944 Estimated |
| 1978 | 48,467 Estimated |
| 1977 | 51,633 Estimated |
| 1976 | 55,155 Estimated |
| 1975 | 58,180 Estimated |
| 1974 | 59,152 Estimated |
| 1973 | 59,148 Estimated |
| 1972 | 57,987 Estimated |
| 1971 | 60,104 Estimated |
| 1970 | 55,511 Estimated |
| 1969 | 54,930 Estimated |
| 1968 | 54,423 Estimated |
| 1967 | 52,236 Estimated |
| 1966 | 51,508 Estimated |
| 1965 | 52,016 Estimated |
| 1964 | 51,889 Estimated |
| 1963 | 47,848 Estimated |
| 1962 | 44,216 Estimated |
| 1961 | 39,137 Estimated |
Sri Lanka compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 400K
- 400K to 800K
- 800K to 2.1M
- 2.1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/sri-lanka. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/sri-lanka.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/sri-lanka (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_sri_lanka_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/sri-lanka. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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291,946 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.