Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0414 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0414 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1005 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0326 kg per person, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0857 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0747 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0879 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0946 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1005 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0885 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0853 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0817 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0771 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0691 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0691 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0672 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.069 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0681 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0675 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0682 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0645 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0571 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0593 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0584 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0597 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0581 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.058 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0591 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0602 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0597 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0589 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.059 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0562 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0623 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0577 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0589 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0611 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0612 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0604 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0572 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0542 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0367 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0365 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0345 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0341 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0331 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0346 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0361 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0342 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0354 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0356 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0413 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0392 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.037 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0407 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0397 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.041 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.042 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0416 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0414 kg per person | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0414 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2893 kg per person, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0414 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1154 kg per person, 36% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 | -32.2% | 0.0542 kg per person | 0.0367 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0862 kg per person | 0.0747 kg per person | 0.1005 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0659 kg per person | 0.0571 kg per person | 0.0691 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0587 kg per person | 0.0562 kg per person | 0.0602 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0546 kg per person | 0.0365 kg per person | 0.0623 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.0326 kg per person | 0.0361 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0382 kg per person | 0.0354 kg per person | 0.0413 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0415 kg per person | 0.041 kg per person | 0.042 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0414 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1005 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0326 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.