Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.2798 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.2798 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8232 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2434 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7148 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6257 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7211 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8023 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8232 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7321 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6898 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6682 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6262 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5936 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5931 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5779 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.589 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5889 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.579 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5815 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5524 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4923 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5095 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5052 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5185 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5052 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5029 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5124 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.522 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5167 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5146 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5083 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5015 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.511 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4428 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4583 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4838 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4795 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4726 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4474 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4227 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2999 kg per person | -29.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2976 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2815 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2784 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2659 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2701 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2735 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.278 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2782 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.283 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2825 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2672 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2746 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2775 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2913 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2961 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2788 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2755 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2434 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2534 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2786 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2711 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2768 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.282 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2803 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2798 kg per person | -0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2798 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.28 kg per person, 22% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2798 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.764 kg per person, 37% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 | -29.1% | 0.4227 kg per person | 0.2999 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7115 kg per person | 0.6257 kg per person | 0.8232 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5657 kg per person | 0.4923 kg per person | 0.5936 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5107 kg per person | 0.5015 kg per person | 0.522 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4316 kg per person | 0.2976 kg per person | 0.511 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2758 kg per person | 0.2659 kg per person | 0.283 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.274 kg per person | 0.2434 kg per person | 0.2961 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2797 kg per person | 0.2768 kg per person | 0.282 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.2798 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8232 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2434 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.