Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.124 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.124 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
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 that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3475 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1077 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3005 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2628 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3043 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.336 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3475 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3083 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2921 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2822 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2649 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2478 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2477 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2413 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2463 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2456 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2418 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2432 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2308 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2054 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2127 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2107 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.216 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2104 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2095 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2135 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2175 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2154 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.214 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2121 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2076 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2156 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1898 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1959 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2059 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2046 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2017 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.191 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1806 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1267 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1258 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1189 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1176 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1124 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1141 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1156 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1175 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1179 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1202 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1206 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1141 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1174 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1186 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1253 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1291 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1218 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1208 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1077 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1119 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.123 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1198 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1227 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1252 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1243 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.124 kg per person | -0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.124 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7751 kg per person, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.124 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3396 kg per person, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … 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 | -29.8% | 0.1806 kg per person | 0.1267 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2999 kg per person | 0.2628 kg per person | 0.3475 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2363 kg per person | 0.2054 kg per person | 0.2478 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2127 kg per person | 0.2076 kg per person | 0.2175 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1838 kg per person | 0.1258 kg per person | 0.2156 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1169 kg per person | 0.1124 kg per person | 0.1206 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1196 kg per person | 0.1077 kg per person | 0.1291 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.124 kg per person | 0.1227 kg per person | 0.1252 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 147 Ukraine 0.1409 kg per person compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 0.1333 kg per person compare
- 149 Gabon 0.1319 kg per person compare
- 151 Japan 0.1229 kg per person compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 0.1073 kg per person compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.0971 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka was 0.124 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3475 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1077 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.