All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches was 0.3735 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3735 kg per person for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.26 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3362 kg per person, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 1.12 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 1.23 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 1.26 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 1.02 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9984 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9368 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8929 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.88 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8711 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.851 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8458 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8566 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8675 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8152 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7417 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7619 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7625 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7862 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7657 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7741 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7963 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8066 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8116 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7985 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7796 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7725 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.779 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6792 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7141 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7155 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7088 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6912 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6512 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6164 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4236 kg per person | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4188 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3985 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3892 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3484 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3597 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3681 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3707 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3742 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3805 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3782 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3769 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3927 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3901 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4025 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4029 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3695 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3667 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3362 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3492 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3733 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3628 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3837 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3927 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3865 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3735 kg per person | -3.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3735 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.97 kg per person, 13% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3735 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.55 kg per person, 24% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches 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 | -31.3% | 0.6164 kg per person | 0.4236 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.9368 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8384 kg per person | 0.7417 kg per person | 0.8929 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7854 kg per person | 0.7625 kg per person | 0.8116 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6398 kg per person | 0.4188 kg per person | 0.779 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3744 kg per person | 0.3484 kg per person | 0.3985 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3746 kg per person | 0.3362 kg per person | 0.4029 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3841 kg per person | 0.3735 kg per person | 0.3927 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka was 0.3735 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3362 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 160th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.