Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.22 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 1.22 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.46 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.06 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.99 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.62 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 3.03 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 3.35 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 3.46 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 3.07 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 2.9 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 2.81 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 2.63 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 2.47 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 2.47 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.41 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.46 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.45 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.41 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.43 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.3 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 2.05 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 2.12 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.16 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.1 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.09 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.13 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.17 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.15 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.14 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.12 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.08 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.15 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.88 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 1.94 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.04 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.03 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.89 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.79 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.26 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 1.25 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.18 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.17 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.12 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.17 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.18 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.19 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.06 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.18 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.23 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.22 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8 kg per person, 15% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.22 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.33 kg per person, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | -29.6% | 1.79 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 kg per person | 2.62 kg per person | 3.46 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.36 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person | 2.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 kg per person | 2.08 kg per person | 2.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 2.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 143 Japan 1.42 kg per person compare
- 144 Egypt 1.38 kg per person compare
- 145 Solomon Islands 1.22 kg per person compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 1.21 kg per person compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 1.07 kg per person compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.01 kg per person compare
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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 1.22 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.