Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 27.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 27.78 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 45.7 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.67 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 168 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, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.58 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 11.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 12.35 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 14.05 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 12.01 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 10.74 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 9.27 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.8 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 10.74 kg per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 12.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 14.59 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 15.89 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 18.17 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 17.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 18.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 17.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 17.01 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 17.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 17.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 17.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 17.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 16.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 20.24 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 20.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.38 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 28.84 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 30.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 34.34 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 35.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 37.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 34.1 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 35.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 36.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 37.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 42.45 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 41.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.7 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 45.36 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 45.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 44.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 36.69 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 35.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 33.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 32.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 27.78 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 27.78 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.53 kg per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 27.78 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 27.78 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square 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 | +66.7% | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | 9.45 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.31 kg per square kilometre | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | 11.58 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | 14.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.79 kg per square kilometre | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | 18.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.53 kg per square kilometre | 16.85 kg per square kilometre | 18.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.51 kg per square kilometre | 20.09 kg per square kilometre | 37.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.81 kg per square kilometre | 33.7 kg per square kilometre | 45.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.25 kg per square kilometre | 27.78 kg per square kilometre | 35.05 kg per square kilometre | 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)
- 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, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Sri Lanka was 27.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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.