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

Livestock Population by Type and by District - 2003 - 2012
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Cattle Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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 1,191,850 1,235,535
 1.   Colombo  10,100 10,100 11,500 11,430 11,780 10,540 12,130 10,850 11,330
 11,670
 2.   Gampaha 34,000 32,600 33,090 34,520 32,490 33,260 30,830 31,890 31,530
 31,930
 3.   Kalutara 16,000 14,600 16,000 16,900 18,000 18,180 18,800 19,360 18,910
 19,920
 4.   Kandy 27,700 29,000 30,000 30,430 29,330 27,870 26,590 26,480 26,410
 26,250
 5.   Matale 26,100 26,200 26,490 25,640 24,500 20,450 20,850 21,830 21,880
 20,135
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 27,500 28,000 27,730 27,200 28,710 29,820 29,560 29,820 28,750
 29,560
 7.   Galle  14,700 14,100 16,000 17,540 16,880 17,450 16,900 16,450 14,350
 16,330
 8.   Matara  14,400 15,200 15,500 15,780 14,980 13,750 13,940 12,710 12,400
 12,620
 9.   Hambantota  45,800 45,800 50,000 53,000 54,400 46,260 43,160 43,120 40,930
 39,600
10.  Jaffna 47,900 48,300 49,300 51,760 53,000 53,000 66,150 61,700 63,430
 61,050
11.  Kilinochchi 32,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000           -   na 32,250
 31,580
12.  Mannar 22,000 23,000 23,500 24,700 24,900 24,050 24,530 36,190 39,590
 42,270
13.  Vavuniya 35,703 41,985 30,390 35,530 38,630 42,775 42,970 61,320 87,720
 94,540
14.  Mullativu 25,900 30,000 30,600 32,100 36,680 36,680 -   21,180 30,560
 53,560
15.  Batticaloa 54,900 60,000 61,300 64,360 67,540 63,810 65,740 69,610 63,140
 72,470
16.  Ampara 65,600 65,000 66,300 69,600 70,600 100,965 97,830 79,590 73,450
 78,970
17.  Trincomalee 45,800 50,000 47,500 48,270 48,770 50,035 56,070 61,890 57,570
 57,690
18.  Kurunegala 179,467 168,420 179,320 145,890 146,520 141,720 138,340 136,530 132,640
 118,680
19.  Puttalam 71,900 76,500 76,750 78,300 79,900 72,540 69,640 73,170 69,220 70,380
20.  Anuradhapura 142,000 144,800 149,740 155,240 151,980 158,855 146,500 140,850 133,320 134,870
21.  Polonnaruwa  35,700 37,500 37,810 39,600 42,070 32,600 45,940 45,860 35,290 38,220
22.  Badulla 70,600 70,200 70,630 69,610 71,610 64,480 66,880 64,840 65,820 74,480
23.  Moneragala 75,900 74,100 77,100 74,790 78,850 74,810 75,140 75,340 71,700 68,240
24.  Ratnapura 14,400 16,000 16,000 16,800 19,870 17,450 17,430 18,620 18,800 19,370
25.  Kegalle 12,300 12,500 12,560 12,720 11,500 11,260 10,940 10,470 10,860 11,150
 
Buffaloe Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  National Total 280,480 301,500 307,650 314,076 318,310 318,530 371,790 422,650 405,120 414,630
 1.   Colombo  5,070 5,100 5,200 5,300 5,350 5,350 5,080 8,750 9,020
 9,670
 2.   Gampaha 8,290 8,300 8,600 9,100 9,300 9,300 8,830 10,470 10,430
 10,410
 3.   Kalutara 10,310 10,300 10,600 11,000 12,100 12,100 8,340 18,510 17,480
 18,820
 4.   Kandy 7,280 7,700 7,800 8,100 8,250 7,560 8,250 7,490 7,690

 7,120
 5.   Matale 12,070 12,100 12,300 12,300 12,100 10,220 9,990 9,400 9,370
 8,740
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 3,040 4,200 4,100 4,100 4,450 4,450 3,750 3,580 3,640
 3,360
 7.   Galle  7,330 6,800 7,000 7,500 7,800 7,800 8,190 12,580 12,910
 13,280
 8.   Matara  5,220 5,500 5,600 5,800 5,500 5,500 7,930 8,060 8,240
 8,490
 9.   Hambantota  34,050 35,000 36,000 37,500 37,650 37,650 41,420 46,880 44,730
 42,080
10.  Jaffna - - - - - - -   90 - -
11.  Kilinochchi 510 1,100 1,150 1,150 1,150 1,150 -   na 1,490 1,240
12.  Mannar 1,160 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 600 770 1,850 1,700
13.  Vavuniya 700 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,640 1,150 1,190 2,370 2,490 2,410
14.  Mullativu 3,370 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 - 4,760 9,520 12,900
15.  Batticaloa 9,520 18,000 18,400 18,400 19,500 23,600 28,280 27,750 26,130 30,300
16.  Ampara 9,020 10,000 10,200 10,800 10,700 14,120 26,090 26,320 19,030 19,770
17.  Trincomalee 8,650 11,000 11,200 11,300 11,250 13,390 20,840 26,380 27,200 27,140
18.  Kurunegala 68,010 69,900 70,100 70,800 71,000 56,160 56,680 45,510 43,800 47,620
19.  Puttalam 10,020 10,500 11,000 12,300 12,400 14,000 12,780 12,330 13,070 12,720
20.  Anuradhapura 33,830 34,000 34,500 35,100 35,800 35,800 54,770 62,160 54,590 53,280
21.  Polonnaruwa  13,140 13,500 14,000 14,500 16,000 15,590 19,830 20,860 13,090 17,770
22.  Badulla 2,610 2,800 3,300 3,326 2,270 2,860 3,800 3,650 3,520 3,510
23.  Moneragala 12,800 13,200 13,600 12,500 12,800 15,360 29,640 44,750 46,390 42,930
24.  Ratnapura 7,280 7,500 7,800 7,900 8,100 12,820 8,510 13,370 13,300 13,630
25.  Kegalle 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,700 7,600 7,000 7,000 5,860 6,140 5,740
 
Swine Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  National Total 67,740 79,295 85,020 91,980 94,210 89,420 81,311 83,785 82,030 89,250
 1.   Colombo  3,700 4,000 3,660 3,430 3,770 4,480 4,721 8,865 8,810 9,370
 2.   Gampaha 15,140 15,970 17,000 22,720 22,800 18,780 20,060 20,765 19,685 20,710
 3.   Kalutara 1,270 4,800 3,440 3,360 3,800 5,290 3,060 1,925 3,750 6,410
 4.   Kandy 1,180 750 1,000 750 800 700 580 475 525 500
 5.   Matale 3,690 3,740 3,740 3,200 3,800 3,850 2,180 2,510 3,060 2,830
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 340 220 240 180 360 420 500 390 385 370
 7.   Galle  950 770 860 870 970 1,000 990 1,010 1,055 1,140
 8.   Matara  110 110 200 430 500 170 190 95 100 150
 9.   Hambantota  610 1,340 1,150 1,040 1,580 1,260 1,120 810 780 640
10.  Jaffna 20 35 - - - - - - - -
11.  Kilinochchi - - - - - - - - - -
12.  Mannar 10 - 70 80 50 40 30 35 10 40
13.  Vavuniya 100 - 310 210 80 830 390 195 185 190
14.  Mullativu - - - - - - - - - -
15.  Batticaloa 50 80 80 70 40 - 60 40 50 -
16.  Ampara 330 530 350 650 560 780 400 300 290 280
17.  Trincomalee 220 250 280 140 400 360 320 245 135 130
18.  Kurunegala 10,990 11,370 15,390 15,560 15,080 14,300 13,460 12,935 13,075 13,660
19.  Puttalam 19,050 20,830 22,620 25,640 26,100 24,800 20,960 20,085 22,155 25,210
20.  Anuradhapura 5,840 7,230 7,500 7,540 7,210 6,530 5,920 6,450 3,795 4,020
21.  Polonnaruwa  1,470 2,900 2,790 2,360 2,260 1,760 2,310 2,275 1,120 1,070
22.  Badulla 610 740 610 1,090 1,040 930 900 1,295 595 510
23.  Moneragala 280 730 830 800 950 1,270 990 1,190 730 810
24.  Ratnapura 630 1,580 1,700 670 920 940 780 910 710 440
25.  Kegalle 1,150 1,320 1,200 1,190 1,140 930 1,390 985 1,030 770
 
Goat/Sheep Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  National Total 423,880 416,870 405,250 395,320 405,080 387,240 385,460 381,375 383,535 392,620
 1.   Colombo  3,390 3,020 3,020 3,170 3,100 3,000 3,060 3,415 3,475 3,740
 2.   Gampaha 8,040 9,450 9,730 9,710 10,450 10,400 10,910 11,110 10,810 11,330
 3.   Kalutara 6,210 8,000 9,020 9,020 8,800 9,260 9,690 9,500 10,075 10,500
 4.   Kandy 18,450 11,200 16,730 17,550 21,790 21,310 16,920 17,255 18,335 17,910
 5.   Matale 7,600 8,230 8,240 7,790 7,120 9,240 9,830 9,915 10,010 9,310
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 14,190 12,000 9,990 10,130 10,600 10,090 9,420 9,380 9,585 10,410
 7.   Galle  4,410 4,640 9,560 4,640 4,910 3,940 4,350 4,375 4,755 5,030
 8.   Matara  3,910 4,000 3,910 3,770 3,700 3,280 3,270 3,055 3,410 3,560
 9.   Hambantota  14,210 12,860 14,420 11,630 12,000 9,240 8,450 6,565 6,515 6,100
10.  Jaffna 44,160 51,320 54,360 54,090 51,220 51,220 77,970 73,345 71,310 69,920
11.  Kilinochchi 19,800 19,590 19,710 19,740 19,740 19,740 - na 3,510 3,810
12.  Mannar 7,160 7,780 9,340 9,540 13,760 8,140 8,470 9,870 10,980 10,550
13.  Vavuniya 7,960 10,500 9,490 10,770 10,300 10,860 12,450 10,045 11,525 14,240
14.  Mullativu 11,830 13,380 13,350 12,680 12,950 12,950 - 520 1,525 2,830
15.  Batticaloa 37,490 33,170 24,220 25,890 21,700 25,120 25,750 29,705 26,950 28,740
16.  Ampara 14,190 15,350 15,930 11,120 12,300 16,370 17,180 17,090 17,975 16,850
17.  Trincomalee 20,690 17,460 11,840 12,120 12,000 11,200 14,290 18,045 16,950 19,190
18.  Kurunegala 57,220 57,040 43,000 44,370 44,500 34,750 34,910 30,720 33,410 33,000
19.  Puttalam 31,750 30,970 30,780 32,190 37,730 31,850 33,500 34,415 34,720 36,360
20.  Anuradhapura 45,760 41,320 40,850 37,500 38,100 39,240 37,480 36,785 30,740 32,090
21.  Polonnaruwa  8,470 11,170 11,880 11,530 12,540 11,420 13,120 13,515 11,240 10,380
22.  Badulla 15,990 15,550 15,780 15,460 16,800 15,250 16,180 15,765 16,720 16,500
23.  Moneragala 5,480 4,250 4,680 4,440 4,400 5,240 3,520 4,410 3,955 4,150
24.  Ratnapura 7,910 5,990 5,880 6,630 6,470 6,230 6,360 5,940 5,975 6,570
25.  Kegalle 7,610 8,630 9,540 9,840 8,100 7,900 8,380 6,635 9,080 9,550
 
Chicken Population
 
District 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  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 14,199,200 14,038,610
 1.   Colombo  862,200 824,900 987,900 791,930 1,361,880 1,209,460 896,340 957,550 958,070 1,018,090
 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 1,554,850 1,604,140
 3.   Kalutara 442,600 584,900 513,760 464,300 613,290 729,900 559,120 649,270 648,670 677,610
 4.   Kandy 668,400 765,700 1,124,940 963,430 1,007,460 1,101,660 832,900 845,900 640,570 610,890
 5.   Matale 276,900 286,900 286,900 262,990 292,180 316,670 244,840 243,730 270,360 270,360
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 167,100 127,300 144,050 152,820 173,630 149,920 162,670 219,400 229,140 241,760
 7.   Galle  196,900 201,900 200,890 235,510 234,720 216,270 213,840 214,450 188,650 240,010
 8.   Matara  88,400 144,200 167,810 159,010 168,190 137,090 131,100 114,940 120,190 120,190
 9.   Hambantota  89,500 161,560 117,700 100,540 105,170 90,820 83,060 66,300 65,740 81,870
10.  Jaffna 265,800 394,000 418,950 428,370 308,570 308,570 443,440 430,790 459,680 459,680
11.  Kilinochchi 148,400 126,500 127,320 127,310 127,310 127,310 - na 78,390 93,500
12.  Mannar 102,000 89,300 88,850 93,930 108,190 72,000 76,580 95,550 109,980 105,480
13.  Vavuniya 92,000 88,500 123,920 114,780 134,500 129,690 125,550 147,890 138,710 145,710
14.  Mullativu 212,700 105,600 121,380 103,660 108,640 108,640 - 32,290 78,890 99,940
15.  Batticaloa 254,400 221,700 179,130 224,210 156,250 213,570 226,320 229,510 210,920 221,980
16.  Ampara 292,400 246,000 229,000 314,050 504,490 511,030 406,100 383,530 333,740 379,540
17.  Trincomalee 149,600 143,600 154,500 150,860 143,500 147,340 153,350 150,960 159,480 159,870
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 4,753,290 4,046,650
19.  Puttalam 1,069,800 1,296,900 1,208,070 1,275,160 1,009,270 951,450 984,360 1,219,060 1,432,910 1,651,200
20. Anuradhapura 305,800 382,900 497,420 634,210 502,350 765,480 589,680 534,880 588,000 582,330
21.  Polonnaruwa  125,400 132,900 139,610 179,870 183,470 298,880 260,540 249,030 194,110 228,330
22.  Badulla 133,300 139,400 151,390 189,040 192,820 183,680 217,490 168,060 191,660 191,660
23.  Moneragala 74,100 81,500 108,870 89,800 91,590 105,330 98,090 94,680 95,690 95,690
24.  Ratnapura 150,400 326,300 324,850 221,160 225,590 205,490 298,670 257,780 268,150 272,840
25.  Kegalle 165,200 235,700 237,760 253,460 276,500 335,460 359,610 326,470 429,360 439,290
 
Duck Population
 
District 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  National Total 16,440 16,155 16,335 16,050 18,740 15,244 13,485 12,135 12,605
 1.   Colombo  1,310 827 768 719 636 1,530 1,470 1,500 1,420
 2.   Gampaha 1,760 1,839 1,662 1,658 1,805 1,723 1,705 1,610 1,570
 3.   Kalutara 1,100 752 719 761 624 595 585 590 650
 4.   Kandy 840 1,477 1,355 966 1,025 1,278 895 620 765
 5.   Matale 460 463 520 642 1,165 293 180 215 230
 6.   Nuwaraeliya 270 274 266 386 381 390 500 420 400
 7.   Galle  640 544 419 528 547 457 630 580 510
 8.   Matara  180 267 226 228 133 108 55 100 125
 9.   Hambantota  160 149 202 204 186 159 175 140 150
10.  Jaffna 620 609 594 271 271 365 380 305 545
11.  Kilinochchi 420 429 436 436 631 - na - 15
12.  Mannar 1,150 772 889 267 1,203 808 1,145 1,245 1,530
13.  Vavuniya 0 232 272 300 476 513 515 50 5
14.  Mullativu 540 850 740 723 723 - 5 5 130
15.  Batticaloa 460 405 485 744 681 707 770 745 645
16.  Ampara 680 600 441 500 1,007 771 695 810 615
17.  Trincomalee 1,030 982 1,388 1,170 715 946 830 675 605
18.  Kurunegala 680 1,045 726 1,100 2,835 2,182 795 510 450
19.  Puttalam 1,900 1,491 1,724 1,709 841 941 820 840 1,160
20.  Anuradhapura 730 992 1,079 1,400 438 333 290 245 290
21.  Polonnaruwa  270 211 424 172 243 180 195 130 130
22.  Badulla 180 249 284 272 392 254 225 255 140
23.  Moneragala 100 40 132 120 96 53 65 55 85
24.  Ratnapura 250 288 211 414 247 281 245 245 215
25.  Kegalle 710 368 373 360 1,439 377 315 245 225
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Agriculture and Environmental Statistics Division
Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.