Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.186 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.186 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5213 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1615 kg per person, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4507 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3942 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4565 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.504 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5213 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4625 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4381 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4233 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3973 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3718 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3716 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3619 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3695 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3684 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3628 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3648 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3462 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3082 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3191 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.316 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.324 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3156 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3143 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3203 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3262 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3231 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3211 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3181 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3115 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3234 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2848 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2938 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3089 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3069 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3026 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2864 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2708 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1901 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1886 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1784 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1765 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1685 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1712 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1733 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1763 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1769 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1803 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1809 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1711 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1761 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1778 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.188 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1937 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1827 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1812 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1615 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1678 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1846 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1797 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.184 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1877 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1865 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.186 kg per person | -0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.186 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.186 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5094 kg per person, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.2708 kg per person | 0.1901 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4498 kg per person | 0.3942 kg per person | 0.5213 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3544 kg per person | 0.3082 kg per person | 0.3718 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.319 kg per person | 0.3115 kg per person | 0.3262 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2756 kg per person | 0.1886 kg per person | 0.3234 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1753 kg per person | 0.1685 kg per person | 0.1809 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1793 kg per person | 0.1615 kg per person | 0.1937 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1861 kg per person | 0.184 kg per person | 0.1877 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 147 Ukraine 0.2113 kg per person compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 0.1999 kg per person compare
- 149 Gabon 0.1979 kg per person compare
- 151 Japan 0.1844 kg per person compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 0.1609 kg per person compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.1456 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.186 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5213 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1615 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.