Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price was 1.05 million LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in Sri Lanka stood at 1.05 million LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 208.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.14 million LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51,176 LCU, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51,176 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 55,294 LCU | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 58,236 LCU | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 62,328 LCU | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 66,620 LCU | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 73,241 LCU | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 79,909 LCU | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 87,000 LCU | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 89,570 LCU | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 91,305 LCU | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 93,316 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 102,094 LCU | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 105,281 LCU | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 198,870 LCU | +88.9% |
| 2009 | 200,327 LCU | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 231,044 LCU | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 218,141 LCU | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 228,223 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 238,533 LCU | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 341,498 LCU | +43.2% |
| 2015 | 356,263 LCU | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 360,062 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 402,436 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 414,460 LCU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 429,609 LCU | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 449,055 LCU | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 518,764 LCU | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 969,612 LCU | +86.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million LCU | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million LCU | -7.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.05 million LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,729 LCU, 25.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +88.9% | 105,281 LCU | 198,870 LCU |
| 2022 | +86.9% | 518,764 LCU | 969,612 LCU |
| 2014 | +43.2% | 238,533 LCU | 341,498 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,264 LCU | 51,176 LCU | 89,570 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 131,866 LCU | 91,305 LCU | 200,327 LCU | 6 |
| 2010s | 322,027 LCU | 218,141 LCU | 429,609 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 827,016 LCU | 449,055 LCU | 1.14 million LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in Sri Lanka?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in Sri Lanka was 1.05 million LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,176 LCU in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.