Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Losses from manure treated was 912,017 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 912,017 kg for cattle — losses from manure treated in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.10 million kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 645,347 kg, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 190 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 848,019 kg | — |
| 1962 | 758,187 kg | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 914,160 kg | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 1.01 million kg | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 1.10 million kg | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 989,704 kg | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 977,602 kg | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 958,863 kg | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 926,292 kg | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 848,640 kg | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 867,322 kg | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 861,334 kg | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 901,269 kg | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 906,577 kg | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 914,511 kg | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 940,991 kg | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 906,234 kg | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 817,761 kg | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 864,397 kg | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 867,818 kg | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 902,037 kg | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 888,477 kg | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 892,468 kg | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 912,443 kg | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 935,127 kg | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 939,665 kg | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 936,958 kg | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 948,344 kg | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 913,359 kg | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million kg | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 949,906 kg | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 986,433 kg | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.04 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 989,276 kg | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 683,318 kg | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 690,841 kg | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 665,520 kg | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 668,686 kg | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 645,347 kg | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 660,080 kg | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 673,184 kg | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 690,591 kg | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 703,886 kg | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 726,958 kg | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 745,384 kg | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 709,944 kg | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 738,591 kg | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 748,777 kg | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 814,179 kg | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 849,532 kg | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 813,082 kg | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 822,552 kg | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 758,814 kg | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 794,002 kg | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 882,344 kg | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 865,502 kg | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 898,200 kg | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 929,574 kg | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 922,936 kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 912,017 kg | -1.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 912,017 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.69 million kg, 34% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 912,017 kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.82 million kg, 32% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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% | 989,276 kg | 683,318 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 942,005 kg | 758,187 kg | 1.10 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 882,904 kg | 817,761 kg | 940,991 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 913,670 kg | 867,818 kg | 948,344 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 949,986 kg | 683,318 kg | 1.06 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 688,958 kg | 645,347 kg | 745,384 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 808,738 kg | 738,591 kg | 882,344 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 915,682 kg | 898,200 kg | 929,574 kg | 4 |
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- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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- 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 in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka was 912,017 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million kg in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 645,347 kg in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).