Agriculture and Environment Statistics Division
Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.

Livestock Population by Type and by District - 1998 - 2010
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Cattle Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  National Total 1,148,370 1,166,905 1,188,110 1,184,710 1,206,490 1,195,610 1,136,860 1,169,670
 1.   Colombo  10,100 10,100 11,500 11,430 11,780 10,540 12,130 10,850
 2.   Gampaha 34,000 32,600 33,090 34,520 32,490 33,260 30,830 31,890
 3.   Kalutara 16,000 14,600 16,000 16,900 18,000 18,180 18,800 19,360
 4.   Kandy 27,700 29,000 30,000 30,430 29,330 27,870 26,590 26,480
 5.   Matale 26,100 26,200 26,490 25,640 24,500 20,450 20,850 21,830
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 27,500 28,000 27,730 27,200 28,710 29,820 29,560 29,820
 7.   Galle  14,700 14,100 16,000 17,540 16,880 17,450 16,900 16,450
 8.   Matara  14,400 15,200 15,500 15,780 14,980 13,750 13,940 12,710
 9.   Hambantota  45,800 45,800 50,000 53,000 54,400 46,260 43,160 43,120
10.  Jaffna 47,900 48,300 49,300 51,760 53,000 53,000 66,150 61,700
11.  Kilinochchi 32,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000           -   na
12.  Mannar 22,000 23,000 23,500 24,700 24,900 24,050   24,530 36,190
13.  Vavuniya 35,703 41,985 30,390 35,530 38,630 42,775 42,970 61,320
14.  Mullativu 25,900 30,000 30,600 32,100 36,680 36,680 -   21,180
15.  Batticaloa 54,900 60,000 61,300 64,360 67,540 63,810 65,740 69,610
16.  Ampara 65,600 65,000 66,300 69,600 70,600 100,965 97,830 79,590
17.  Trincomalee 45,800 50,000 47,500 48,270 48,770 50,035    56,070 61,890
18.  Kurunegala 179,467 168,420 179,320 145,890 146,520 141,720   138,340 136,530
19.  Puttalam 71,900 76,500 76,750 78,300 79,900 72,540 69,640 73,170
20.  Anuradhapura 142,000 144,800 149,740 155,240 151,980 158,855     146,500 140,850
21.  Polonnaruwa  35,700 37,500 37,810 39,600 42,070 32,600 45,940 45,860
22.  Badulla 70,600 70,200 70,630 69,610 71,610 64,480 66,880 64,840
23.  Moneragala 75,900 74,100 77,100 74,790 78,850 74,810 75,140 75,340
24.  Ratnapura 14,400 16,000 16,000 16,800 19,870 17,450 17,430 18,620
25.  Kegalle 12,300 12,500 12,560 12,720 11,500 11,260 10,940 10,470
 
Buffaloe Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  National Total 280,480 301,500 307,650 314,076 318,310 318,530 371,790 422,650
 1.   Colombo  5,070 5,100 5,200 5,300 5,350 5,350 5,080 8,750
 2.   Gampaha 8,290 8,300 8,600 9,100 9,300 9,300 8,830 10,470
 3.   Kalutara 10,310 10,300 10,600 11,000 12,100 12,100 8,340 18,510
 4.   Kandy 7,280 7,700 7,800 8,100 8,250 7,560 8,250 7,490
 5.   Matale 12,070 12,100 12,300 12,300 12,100 10,220 9,990 9,400
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 3,040 4,200 4,100 4,100 4,450 4,450 3,750 3,580
 7.   Galle  7,330 6,800 7,000 7,500 7,800 7,800 8,190 12,580
 8.   Matara  5,220 5,500 5,600 5,800 5,500 5,500 7,930 8,060
 9.   Hambantota  34,050 35,000 36,000 37,500 37,650 37,650 41,420 46,880
10.  Jaffna - - - - - - -   90
11.  Kilinochchi 510 1,100 1,150 1,150 1,150 1,150 -   na
12.  Mannar 1,160 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 600 770
13.  Vavuniya 700 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,640 1,150 1,190 2,370
14.  Mullativu 3,370 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 -   4,760
15.  Batticaloa 9,520 18,000 18,400 18,400 19,500 23,600 28,280 27,750
16.  Ampara 9,020 10,000 10,200 10,800 10,700 14,120 26,090 26,320
17.  Trincomalee 8,650 11,000 11,200 11,300 11,250 13,390 20,840 26,380
18.  Kurunegala 68,010 69,900 70,100 70,800 71,000 56,160 56,680 45,510
19.  Puttalam 10,020 10,500 11,000 12,300 12,400 14,000 12,780 12,330
20.  Anuradhapura 33,830 34,000 34,500 35,100 35,800 35,800 54,770 62,160
21.  Polonnaruwa  13,140 13,500 14,000 14,500 16,000 15,590 19,830 20,860
22.  Badulla 2,610 2,800 3,300 3,326 2,270 2,860 3,800 3,650
23.  Moneragala 12,800 13,200 13,600 12,500 12,800 15,360 29,640 44,750
24.  Ratnapura 7,280 7,500 7,800 7,900 8,100 12,820 8,510 13,370
25.  Kegalle 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,700 7,600 7,000 7,000 5,860
 
Swine Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  National Total 67,740 79,295 85,020 91,980 94,210 89,420 81,311 83,785
 1.   Colombo  3,700 4,000 3,660 3,430 3,770 4,480 4,721 8,865
 2.   Gampaha 15,140 15,970 17,000 22,720 22,800 18,780 20,060 20,765
 3.   Kalutara 1,270 4,800 3,440 3,360 3,800 5,290 3,060 1,925
 4.   Kandy 1,180 750 1,000 750 800 700 580 475
 5.   Matale 3,690 3,740 3,740 3,200 3,800 3,850 2,180 2,510
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 340 220 240 180 360 420 500 390
 7.   Galle  950 770 860 870 970 1,000 990 1,010
 8.   Matara  110 110 200 430 500 170 190 95
 9.   Hambantota  610 1,340 1,150 1,040 1,580 1,260 1,120 810
10.  Jaffna 20 35 - - - - - -
11.  Kilinochchi - - - - - - - -
12.  Mannar 10 - 70 80 50 40 30 35
13.  Vavuniya 100 - 310 210 80 830 390 195
14.  Mullativu - - - - - - - -
15.  Batticaloa 50 80 80 70 40 - 60 40
16.  Ampara 330 530 350 650 560 780 400 300
17.  Trincomalee 220 250 280 140 400 360 320 245
18.  Kurunegala 10,990 11,370 15,390 15,560 15,080 14,300 13,460 12,935
19.  Puttalam 19,050 20,830 22,620 25,640 26,100 24,800 20,960 20,085
20.  Anuradhapura 5,840 7,230 7,500 7,540 7,210 6,530 5,920 6,450
21.  Polonnaruwa  1,470 2,900 2,790 2,360 2,260 1,760 2,310 2,275
22.  Badulla 610 740 610 1,090 1,040 930 900 1,295
23.  Moneragala 280 730 830 800 950 1,270 990 1,190
24.  Ratnapura 630 1,580 1,700 670 920 940 780 910
25.  Kegalle 1,150 1,320 1,200 1,190 1,140 930 1,390 985
 
Goat/Sheep Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  National Total 423,880 416,870 405,250 395,320 405,080 387,240 385,460 381,375
 1.   Colombo  3,390 3,020 3,020 3,170 3,100 3,000 3,060 3,415
 2.   Gampaha 8,040 9,450 9,730 9,710 10,450 10,400 10,910 11,110
 3.   Kalutara 6,210 8,000 9,020 9,020 8,800 9,260 9,690 9,500
 4.   Kandy 18,450 11,200 16,730 17,550 21,790 21,310 16,920 17,255
 5.   Matale 7,600 8,230 8,240 7,790 7,120 9,240 9,830 9,915
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 14,190 12,000 9,990 10,130 10,600 10,090 9,420 9,380
 7.   Galle  4,410 4,640 9,560 4,640 4,910 3,940 4,350 4,375
 8.   Matara  3,910 4,000 3,910 3,770 3,700 3,280 3,270 3,055
 9.   Hambantota  14,210 12,860 14,420 11,630 12,000 9,240 8,450 6,565
10.  Jaffna 44,160 51,320 54,360 54,090 51,220 51,220 77,970 73,345
11.  Kilinochchi 19,800 19,590 19,710 19,740 19,740 19,740 - na
12.  Mannar 7,160 7,780 9,340 9,540 13,760 8,140 8,470 9,870
13.  Vavuniya 7,960 10,500 9,490 10,770 10,300 10,860 12,450 10,045
14.  Mullativu 11,830 13,380 13,350 12,680 12,950 12,950 - 520
15.  Batticaloa 37,490 33,170 24,220 25,890 21,700 25,120 25,750 29,705
16.  Ampara 14,190 15,350 15,930 11,120 12,300 16,370 17,180 17,090
17.  Trincomalee 20,690 17,460 11,840 12,120 12,000 11,200 14,290 18,045
18.  Kurunegala 57,220 57,040 43,000 44,370 44,500 34,750 34,910 30,720
19.  Puttalam 31,750 30,970 30,780 32,190 37,730 31,850 33,500 34,415
20.  Anuradhapura 45,760 41,320 40,850 37,500 38,100 39,240 37,480 36,785
21.  Polonnaruwa  8,470 11,170 11,880 11,530 12,540 11,420 13,120 13,515
22.  Badulla 15,990 15,550 15,780 15,460 16,800 15,250 16,180 15,765
23.  Moneragala 5,480 4,250 4,680 4,440 4,400 5,240 3,520 4,410
24.  Ratnapura 7,910 5,990 5,880 6,630 6,470 6,230 6,360 5,940
25.  Kegalle 7,610 8,630 9,540 9,840 8,100 7,900 8,380 6,635
 
Chicken Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  National Total 9,772,100 11,041,960 11,635,770 13,116,920 13,778,610 14,331,170 13,615,290 14,018,320
 1.   Colombo  862,200 824,900 987,900 791,930 1,361,880 1,209,460 896,340 957,550
 2.   Gampaha 1,001,900 1,024,900 1,071,300 1,109,680 1,330,200 1,139,420 1,260,540 1,543,920
 3.   Kalutara 442,600 584,900 513,760 464,300 613,290 729,900 559,120 649,270
 4.   Kandy 668,400 765,700 1,124,940 963,430 1,007,460 1,101,660 832,900 845,900
 5.   Matale 276,900 286,900 286,900 262,990 292,180 316,670 244,840 243,730
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 167,100 127,300 144,050 152,820 173,630 149,920 162,670 219,400
 7.   Galle  196,900 201,900 200,890 235,510 234,720 216,270 213,840 214,450
 8.   Matara  88,400 144,200 167,810 159,010 168,190 137,090 131,100 114,940
 9.   Hambantota  89,500 161,560 117,700 100,540 105,170 90,820 83,060 66,300
10.  Jaffna 265,800 394,000 418,950 428,370 308,570 308,570 443,440 430,790
11.  Kilinochchi 148,400 126,500 127,320 127,310 127,310 127,310 - na
12.  Mannar 102,000 89,300 88,850 93,930 108,190 72,000 76,580 95,550
13.  Vavuniya 92,000 88,500 123,920 114,780 134,500 129,690 125,550 147,890
14.  Mullativu 212,700 105,600 121,380 103,660 108,640 108,640 - 32,290
15.  Batticaloa 254,400 221,700 179,130 224,210 156,250 213,570 226,320 229,510
16.  Ampara 292,400 246,000 229,000 314,050 504,490 511,030 406,100 383,530
17.  Trincomalee 149,600 143,600 154,500 150,860 143,500 147,340 153,350 150,960
18.  Kurunegala 2,436,900 2,908,900 2,909,500 4,476,840 4,418,850 4,776,040 4,991,100 4,842,380
19.  Puttalam 1,069,800 1,296,900 1,208,070 1,275,160 1,009,270 951,450 984,360 1,219,060
20. Anuradhapura 305,800 382,900 497,420 634,210 502,350 765,480 589,680 534,880
21.  Polonnaruwa  125,400 132,900 139,610 179,870 183,470 298,880 260,540 249,030
22.  Badulla 133,300 139,400 151,390 189,040 192,820 183,680 217,490 168,060
23.  Moneragala 74,100 81,500 108,870 89,800 91,590 105,330 98,090 94,680
24.  Ratnapura 150,400 326,300 324,850 221,160 225,590 205,490 298,670 257,780
25.  Kegalle 165,200 235,700 237,760 253,460 276,500 335,460 359,610 326,470
 
Duck Population
 
District 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  National Total 16,440 16,155 16,335 16,050 18,740 15,244 13,485
 1.   Colombo  1,310 827 768 719 636 1,530 1,470
 2.   Gampaha 1,760 1,839 1,662 1,658 1,805 1,723 1,705
 3.   Kalutara 1,100 752 719 761 624 595 585
 4.   Kandy 840 1,477 1,355 966 1,025 1,278 895
 5.   Matale 460 463 520 642 1,165 293 180
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 270 274 266 386 381 390 500
 7.   Galle  640 544 419 528 547 457 630
 8.   Matara  180 267 226 228 133 108 55
 9.   Hambantota  160 149 202 204 186 159 175
10.  Jaffna 620 609 594 271 271 365 380
11.  Kilinochchi 420 429 436 436 631 - na
12.  Mannar 1,150 772 889 267 1,203 808 1,145
13.  Vavuniya 0 232 272 300 476 513 515
14.  Mullativu 540 850 740 723 723 - 5
15.  Batticaloa 460 405 485 744 681 707 770
16.  Ampara 680 600 441 500 1,007 771 695
17.  Trincomalee 1,030 982 1,388 1,170 715 946 830
18.  Kurunegala 680 1,045 726 1,100 2,835 2,182 795
19.  Puttalam 1,900 1,491 1,724 1,709 841 941 820
20.  Anuradhapura 730 992 1,079 1,400 438 333 290
21.  Polonnaruwa  270 211 424 172 243 180 195
22.  Badulla 180 249 284 272 392 254 225
23.  Moneragala 100 40 132 120 96 53 65
24.  Ratnapura 250 288 211 414 247 281 245
25.  Kegalle 710 368 373 360 1,439 377 315
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Agriculture and Environmental Statistics Division
Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.