Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0477 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0477 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1445 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 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 … capita volatilises in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1258 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1102 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1266 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1415 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1445 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1287 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1209 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1173 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1098 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1049 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1048 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1021 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.104 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1042 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1023 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1027 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0976 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.087 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.09 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0893 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0917 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0894 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.089 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0907 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0924 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0914 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0912 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0899 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.089 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0898 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.077 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0799 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0845 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0837 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0825 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.078 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0737 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0526 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0522 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0494 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0489 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0467 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.048 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0488 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0487 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0495 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0493 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0466 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0478 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0484 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0506 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.051 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0479 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0472 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0433 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0476 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0463 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0472 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.048 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0477 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0477 kg per person | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0477 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1622 kg per person, 29% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0477 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1338 kg per person, 36% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0737 kg per person | 0.0526 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.125 kg per person | 0.1098 kg per person | 0.1445 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1 kg per person | 0.087 kg per person | 0.1049 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0904 kg per person | 0.089 kg per person | 0.0924 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0754 kg per person | 0.0522 kg per person | 0.0898 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0483 kg per person | 0.0466 kg per person | 0.0495 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0472 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 0.051 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0477 kg per person | 0.0472 kg per person | 0.048 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka was 0.0477 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1445 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.