> 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%.

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# 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.

[Market prices in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/country/sri-lanka/)

Production, 20248,900 t
World rank15 of 26
10-year change−33%
Record13,290 t2014

## Buffalo meat in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.12%0.21% in 2014
kg per person0.39world 0.89
10-year change−33%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13 | [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/turkey/) | 13,781 | 0.19% |
| 14 | [Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/colombia/) | 12,053 | 0.17% |
| 15 | **Sri Lanka** | 8,900 | 0.12% |
| 16 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/bangladesh/) | 7,098 | 0.10% |
| 17 | [Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/cambodia/) | 6,998 | 0.10% |

[Full ranking of 26 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/)

### Map of world production of buffalo meat

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/india/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/pakistan/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/china/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/egypt/)[Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/nepal/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/vietnam/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/philippines/)[Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/venezuela/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/myanmar/)[Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/laos/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/indonesia/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/thailand/)
[All countries producing buffalo meat](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-meat/)

## Other products of Sri Lanka

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[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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