FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had 1.1 million cattle in 2024, the 103rd largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.9%. The record was 1.9 million head in 1965.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.1 million head
- World rank
- 103 of 190
- 10-year change
- +1.9%
- Record
- 1.9 million head
- 1965
Cattle in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,125,450 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,122,370 | −0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,127,630 | −0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,131,080 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,103,570 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,086,010 | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,110,740 | +11% |
| 2017 | 1,000,880 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 945,150 | −13% |
| 2015 | 1,088,110 | −1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,104,780 | −5.5% |
| 2013 | 1,169,040 | −5.4% |
| 2012 | 1,235,540 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,191,850 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,169,670 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,136,860 | −4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,195,610 | −0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,206,490 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,184,710 | −0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,185,020 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,160,900 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,138,700 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,112,950 | −3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,153,200 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,147,600 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,191,500 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,178,400 | −25% |
| 1997 | 1,578,800 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | 1,644,000 | −3.5% |
| 1995 | 1,704,100 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,702,500 | −0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,704,100 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 1,567,562 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 1,476,800 | −17% |
| 1990 | 1,772,700 | −2.6% |
| 1989 | 1,819,900 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,788,000 | −1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,807,900 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,782,500 | −0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,782,800 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,737,900 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1,699,800 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,698,600 | −1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,720,400 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,644,300 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,622,500 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1,541,300 | −8.9% |
| 1977 | 1,691,600 | −3.0% |
| 1976 | 1,743,754 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,711,618 | −0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,717,711 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1,673,400 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,617,011 | −0.5% |
| 1971 | 1,624,954 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1,593,306 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,584,462 | −4.5% |
| 1968 | 1,659,603 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,659,266 | −5.0% |
| 1966 | 1,745,759 | −8.3% |
| 1965 | 1,903,576 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1,851,187 | +17% |
| 1963 | 1,588,807 | +16% |
| 1962 | 1,363,785 | −10% |
| 1961 | 1,517,191 | — |
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.