South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita

South Africa
0.195 kg per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.2384 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
119th

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2384 kg per person against 0.195 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0434 kg per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6308 kg per person 0.6252 kg per person 0.0055 kg per person South Africa
1970s 0.4989 kg per person 0.4998 kg per person 0.0009 kg per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.3494 kg per person 0.452 kg per person 0.1026 kg per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.274 kg per person 0.377 kg per person 0.1029 kg per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2576 kg per person 0.2416 kg per person 0.016 kg per person South Africa
2010s 0.2334 kg per person 0.2358 kg per person 0.0024 kg per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.1994 kg per person 0.2383 kg per person 0.0388 kg per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.2384 kg per person against 0.195 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
0.0434 kg per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
South Africa ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.