Milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Milk production, per capita was 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0245 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0246 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +39.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1967 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -46.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -44.0% |
| 1999 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +53.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0245 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0661 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0245 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0867 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +53.9% | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | -46.8% | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | -44.0% | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +39.3% | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Milk production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for milk production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.