FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Buffalo in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had 336,540 buffalo in 2024, the 18th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 4.9%. The record was 1.1 million head in 1965.
- Animals, 2024
- 336,540 head
- World rank
- 18 of 47
- 10-year change
- +4.9%
- Record
- 1.1 million head
- 1965
Buffalo in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 336,540 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 327,010 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 324,870 | −2.5% |
| 2021 | 333,210 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 323,000 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 298,430 | −3.4% |
| 2018 | 308,790 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 283,550 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 266,750 | −17% |
| 2015 | 323,080 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 320,690 | −16% |
| 2013 | 380,760 | −8.2% |
| 2012 | 414,630 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 405,120 | −4.1% |
| 2010 | 422,650 | +14% |
| 2009 | 371,790 | +17% |
| 2008 | 318,530 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 318,310 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 314,080 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 307,750 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 301,500 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 280,480 | −0.6% |
| 2002 | 282,087 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 290,300 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | 304,500 | −4.7% |
| 1999 | 319,500 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 316,400 | −56% |
| 1997 | 726,400 | −4.5% |
| 1996 | 760,900 | −0.4% |
| 1995 | 764,200 | −3.4% |
| 1994 | 791,100 | −0.3% |
| 1993 | 793,800 | −11% |
| 1992 | 895,500 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 825,000 | −14% |
| 1990 | 958,100 | −0.9% |
| 1989 | 967,000 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 963,428 | −4.4% |
| 1987 | 1,007,663 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 964,200 | −0.2% |
| 1985 | 966,600 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 951,000 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 910,000 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 879,200 | −2.1% |
| 1981 | 898,100 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 843,100 | −0.1% |
| 1979 | 843,700 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 814,407 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 796,347 | −6.7% |
| 1976 | 853,726 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 817,900 | +11% |
| 1974 | 735,643 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 710,659 | −5.0% |
| 1972 | 748,129 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 730,580 | −0.7% |
| 1970 | 735,708 | −3.9% |
| 1969 | 765,437 | −2.3% |
| 1968 | 783,228 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 764,543 | −8.1% |
| 1966 | 832,364 | −21% |
| 1965 | 1,051,009 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1,001,789 | +18% |
| 1963 | 851,886 | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 800,000 | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 771,607 | — |
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.