Japan vs Sri Lanka: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..
Japan
56.97 billion animals
in 2024
Sri Lanka
51.38 billion animals
in 2024
Japan rank
103rd
Sri Lanka rank
106th
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 56.97 billion animals against 51.38 billion animals in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.59 billion animals.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.14 billion animals | 3.39 billion animals | 2.74 billion animals | Japan |
| 1970s | 19.26 billion animals | 4.93 billion animals | 14.33 billion animals | Japan |
| 1980s | 30.58 billion animals | 5.40 billion animals | 25.18 billion animals | Japan |
| 1990s | 30.70 billion animals | 12.35 billion animals | 18.35 billion animals | Japan |
| 2000s | 35.23 billion animals | 23.31 billion animals | 11.92 billion animals | Japan |
| 2010s | 45.24 billion animals | 42.04 billion animals | 3.20 billion animals | Japan |
| 2020s | 54.08 billion animals | 57.70 billion animals | 3.63 billion animals | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.., Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 56.97 billion animals against 51.38 billion animals in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 5.59 billion animals, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Japan ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.