Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2384 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2384 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7227 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2076 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6291 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.551 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6331 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7076 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7227 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6436 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6044 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5865 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5491 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5245 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.524 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5107 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.52 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5208 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5115 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5133 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4879 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4352 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4502 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4467 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4587 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4471 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4449 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4533 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4618 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4569 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4558 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4493 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4452 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4488 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3851 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3994 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4227 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4184 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4123 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3902 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3685 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2631 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2612 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.247 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2443 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2333 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.237 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.24 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2438 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2436 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2475 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2464 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.233 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2392 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2418 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2529 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2548 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2397 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2362 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2076 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2164 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2378 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2314 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2359 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2401 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2387 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2384 kg per person | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2384 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8112 kg per person, 29% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2384 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6691 kg per person, 36% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 | -28.6% | 0.3685 kg per person | 0.2631 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6252 kg per person | 0.5491 kg per person | 0.7227 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4998 kg per person | 0.4352 kg per person | 0.5245 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.452 kg per person | 0.4449 kg per person | 0.4618 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.377 kg per person | 0.2612 kg per person | 0.4488 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2416 kg per person | 0.233 kg per person | 0.2475 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2358 kg per person | 0.2076 kg per person | 0.2548 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2383 kg per person | 0.2359 kg per person | 0.2401 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.2384 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7227 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.