Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 20 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 20 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Sri Lanka peaked at 20 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20 | +5.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 20 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.5, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 20 is below the median for South Asia, which is 32, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6 | 10 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 19 | 20 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,269 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Sri Lanka?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Sri Lanka was 20 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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