Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils was 2.40 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Sri Lanka is 2.40 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.38 million kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 497,935 kg, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 to soils in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 497,935 kg | — |
| 1962 | 502,638 kg | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 809,119 kg | +61.0% |
| 1964 | 818,917 kg | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 801,477 kg | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 852,426 kg | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 804,612 kg | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 842,237 kg | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 822,640 kg | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 877,901 kg | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 975,881 kg | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 833,614 kg | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 977,057 kg | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 832,438 kg | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 729,560 kg | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 732,891 kg | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 736,418 kg | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 607,868 kg | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 707,416 kg | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 728,580 kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 731,715 kg | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 707,220 kg | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 728,972 kg | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 738,770 kg | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 785,996 kg | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 837,338 kg | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 929,243 kg | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 969,023 kg | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 966,671 kg | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 979,017 kg | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 913,370 kg | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 988,815 kg | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million kg | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million kg | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million kg | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million kg | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.42 million kg | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 904,356 kg | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 967,651 kg | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million kg | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million kg | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million kg | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million kg | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million kg | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million kg | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 2.30 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million kg | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.50 million kg | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 3.32 million kg | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 3.38 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.13 million kg | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million kg | -23.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.40 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.39 million kg, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.40 million kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.28 million kg, 23% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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% | 502,638 kg | 809,119 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 750,222 kg | 497,935 kg | 852,426 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 801,104 kg | 607,868 kg | 977,057 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 812,353 kg | 707,220 kg | 969,023 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million kg | 913,370 kg | 1.18 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million kg | 904,356 kg | 1.42 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million kg | 1.21 million kg | 2.50 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 million kg | 2.40 million kg | 3.38 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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 chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Sri Lanka was 2.40 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 million kg in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 497,935 kg in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).