FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sheep in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had 17,820 sheep in 2024, the 147th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 61%. The record was 65,875 head in 1961.
- Animals, 2024
- 17,820 head
- World rank
- 147 of 177
- 10-year change
- +61%
- Record
- 65,875 head
- 1961
Sheep in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,820 | +38% |
| 2023 | 12,880 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 12,200 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12,010 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 11,290 | −2.3% |
| 2019 | 11,554 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11,382 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 10,389 | +25% |
| 2016 | 8,300 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 7,700 | −30% |
| 2014 | 11,040 | +16% |
| 2013 | 9,480 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 9,170 | +11% |
| 2011 | 8,260 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 7,910 | −1.1% |
| 2009 | 8,000 | −23% |
| 2008 | 10,450 | −37% |
| 2007 | 16,480 | +21% |
| 2006 | 13,620 | +32% |
| 2005 | 10,290 | −10% |
| 2004 | 11,480 | +29% |
| 2003 | 8,900 | −1.1% |
| 2002 | 9,000 | −23% |
| 2001 | 11,700 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 11,200 | −7.4% |
| 1999 | 12,100 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11,800 | +11% |
| 1997 | 10,600 | −7.0% |
| 1996 | 11,400 | −40% |
| 1995 | 19,000 | −5.9% |
| 1994 | 20,200 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 19,500 | +14% |
| 1992 | 17,069 | −16% |
| 1991 | 20,300 | −22% |
| 1990 | 26,000 | −13% |
| 1989 | 29,800 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 28,000 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 27,500 | −5.5% |
| 1986 | 29,100 | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 26,600 | −7.6% |
| 1984 | 28,800 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 28,600 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 28,000 | −5.1% |
| 1981 | 29,500 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 28,000 | +15% |
| 1979 | 24,400 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 22,541 | −18% |
| 1977 | 27,378 | −7.7% |
| 1976 | 29,669 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 27,654 | −7.8% |
| 1974 | 29,985 | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 27,343 | −5.1% |
| 1972 | 28,813 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 28,737 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 26,297 | −6.9% |
| 1969 | 28,260 | +14% |
| 1968 | 24,819 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 24,593 | −5.2% |
| 1966 | 25,930 | −25% |
| 1965 | 34,586 | −5.3% |
| 1964 | 36,509 | +11% |
| 1963 | 32,867 | −33% |
| 1962 | 49,363 | −25% |
| 1961 | 65,875 | — |
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.