All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 833.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 833.32 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,380 kg per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 679.05 kg per square kilometre, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 1,155 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 1,204 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 1,147 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 1,156 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,114 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,082 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,097 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,110 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,192 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1,173 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,194 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,234 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,267 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,211 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 745.73 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 752.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 730.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 724.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 679.05 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 692.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 720.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 734.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 751.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 769.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 772.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 775.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 819.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 817.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 850.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 835.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 776.41 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 782.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 733.79 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 769.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 827.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 807.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 860.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 885.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 869.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 833.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 833.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 833.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,197 kg per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -33.3% | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | 745.73 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,171 kg per square kilometre | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | 745.73 kg per square kilometre | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 735.06 kg per square kilometre | 679.05 kg per square kilometre | 775.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 802.14 kg per square kilometre | 733.79 kg per square kilometre | 850.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 862.16 kg per square kilometre | 833.32 kg per square kilometre | 885.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 114 Lithuania 898.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Cambodia 893.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Croatia 882.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Yemen 824.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Turkmenistan 814.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Afghanistan 789.29 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sri Lanka?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sri Lanka was 833.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,380 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 679.05 kg per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.