2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value was 20 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sri Lanka is 20 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sri Lanka peaked at 20 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10 No, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 No | — |
| 2001 | 10 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 No | +90.0% |
| 2007 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 No | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20 No | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6 No | 10 No | 19 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 No | 19 No | 19 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 No | 19 No | 20 No | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sri Lanka?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value in Sri Lanka was 20 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 No in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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