Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.6199 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.6199 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.74 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.5384 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.31 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 1.52 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 1.68 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 1.74 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.54 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 1.46 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.41 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.32 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 1.24 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 1.24 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.21 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.23 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.23 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.21 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.15 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.03 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.07 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.09 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.06 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.08 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9492 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9795 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.03 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9548 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9028 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6335 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6288 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5947 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5882 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5618 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5705 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5778 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5876 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5897 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6011 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.603 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5704 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5871 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5928 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6266 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6457 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6091 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6041 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5384 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5595 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6152 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.599 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6135 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6258 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6216 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6199 kg per person | -0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.6199 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.88 kg per person, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.6199 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.7 kg per person, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 | -29.8% | 0.9028 kg per person | 0.6335 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9188 kg per person | 0.6288 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5845 kg per person | 0.5618 kg per person | 0.603 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5978 kg per person | 0.5384 kg per person | 0.6457 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6202 kg per person | 0.6135 kg per person | 0.6258 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 147 Ukraine 0.7043 kg per person compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 0.6664 kg per person compare
- 149 Gabon 0.6595 kg per person compare
- 151 Japan 0.6147 kg per person compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 0.5363 kg per person compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.4854 kg per person compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.6199 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5384 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.