Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre was 38.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 38.86 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 54.71 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.94 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.94 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 1964 | 13.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 12.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 13.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 14 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 15.56 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 13.27 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 11.63 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 11.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 11.28 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 11.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 11.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.28 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 11.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 12.53 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 15.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 15.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 14.56 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 15.77 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 17.15 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 17.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 18.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 17.15 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 17.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 18.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 18.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 19.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 20.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 14.42 kg per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 15.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 16.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 18.89 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 19.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 20.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 20 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 20.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.3 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 23.94 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 24.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 30.72 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 36.67 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 37.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 35.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 40.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 53.73 kg per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 54.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 50.65 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 38.86 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +61.0% | 8.02 kg per square kilometre | 12.9 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.96 kg per square kilometre | 7.94 kg per square kilometre | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.77 kg per square kilometre | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.95 kg per square kilometre | 11.28 kg per square kilometre | 15.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.12 kg per square kilometre | 14.56 kg per square kilometre | 18.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.75 kg per square kilometre | 14.42 kg per square kilometre | 22.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.95 kg per square kilometre | 19.3 kg per square kilometre | 40.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.49 kg per square kilometre | 38.86 kg per square kilometre | 54.71 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka was 38.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 54.71 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.