Buffalo meat production in Sri Lanka
In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 8,900 t of buffalo meat, the 15th largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 13,290 t in 2014.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 8,900 t
- World rank
- 15 of 26
- 10-year change
- −33%
- Record
- 13,290 t
- 2014
Buffalo meat in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.12%
- 0.21% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.39
- world 0.89
- 10-year change
- −33%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Turkey | 13,781 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Colombia | 12,053 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 8,900 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 7,098 | 0.10% |
| 17 | Cambodia | 6,998 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of buffalo meat
Share of the world total; Sri Lanka is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,900 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 8,200 | −1.1% |
| 2022 | 8,290 | −0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,360 | −5.7% |
| 2020 | 8,870 | −1.0% |
| 2019 | 8,960 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,940 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,940 | −7.1% |
| 2016 | 9,620 | −0.3% |
| 2015 | 9,650 | −27% |
| 2014 | 13,290 | +24% |
| 2013 | 10,710 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 10,047 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9,951 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,858 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9,797 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9,735 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9,673 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9,610 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9,548 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9,485 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9,440 | −1.5% |
| 2002 | 9,579 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9,540 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9,500 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 9,460 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 9,420 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 9,380 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9,340 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 9,300 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 9,262 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9,243 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,224 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 9,205 | +16% |
| 1990 | 7,910 | +43% |
| 1989 | 5,537 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 5,424 | −4.0% |
| 1987 | 5,650 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 5,424 | −2.0% |
| 1985 | 5,537 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 5,424 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 5,198 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 4,972 | −2.2% |
| 1981 | 5,085 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 4,746 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,746 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 4,633 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4,520 | −7.0% |
| 1976 | 4,859 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 4,633 | +11% |
| 1974 | 4,181 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 4,068 | −2.7% |
| 1972 | 4,181 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,181 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,181 | −2.6% |
| 1969 | 4,294 | −2.6% |
| 1968 | 4,407 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4,294 | −9.5% |
| 1966 | 4,746 | −21% |
| 1965 | 5,989 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 5,650 | +16% |
| 1963 | 4,859 | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 4,520 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 4,407 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo meat in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka produced 8,900 t in 2024, 0.12% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Sri Lanka rank in the world for production of buffalo meat?
Sri Lanka ranked 15th of 26 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 62.5% of the world total.
How has the production of buffalo meat in Sri Lanka changed?
It fell by 33% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 13,290 t in 2014.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Sri Lanka is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.