Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 14.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 14.74 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.5 kg per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 10.29 kg per square kilometre, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 167 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 14.58 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 16.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 17.5 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 15.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 15.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 14.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 13.53 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 13.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 14.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 14.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 14.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 14.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 14.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 14.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 14.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 15.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 14.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 16.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 15.15 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 15.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 16.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 16.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 16.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 16.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 11.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.61 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 10.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 13.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 12.26 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.26 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 13.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.6 kg per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 19.66 kg per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre 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 | -30.9% | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | 10.9 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.02 kg per square kilometre | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | 17.5 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.08 kg per square kilometre | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.57 kg per square kilometre | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | 15.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.15 kg per square kilometre | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | 16.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.99 kg per square kilometre | 10.29 kg per square kilometre | 11.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | 14.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 kg per square kilometre | 14.52 kg per square kilometre | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 79 Brazil 18.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Malaysia 17.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Ethiopia 16.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 14.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Mexico 14.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Iceland 14.05 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 14.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 kg per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.