South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N)

South Africa
1.07 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.9348 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
81st

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.07 kg per square kilometre against 0.9348 kg per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1352 kg per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 165 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1.72 kg per square kilometre 1.55 kg per square kilometre 0.1766 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 1.47 kg per square kilometre 1.45 kg per square kilometre 0.0156 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.47 kg per square kilometre 1.43 kg per square kilometre 0.0389 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 1.45 kg per square kilometre 1.39 kg per square kilometre 0.0668 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 1.31 kg per square kilometre 1.05 kg per square kilometre 0.2572 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.18 kg per square kilometre 0.8453 kg per square kilometre 0.3395 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1.07 kg per square kilometre 0.9358 kg per square kilometre 0.1339 kg per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n), South Africa or Sri Lanka?
South Africa, at 1.07 kg per square kilometre against 0.9348 kg per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
0.1352 kg per square kilometre, with South Africa 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
South Africa ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.