Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens — Losses from manure treated was 58,185 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka is 58,185 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka peaked at 77,545 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,115 kg, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,463 kg | — |
| 1962 | 12,115 kg | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 19,785 kg | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 20,339 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 19,677 kg | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 21,022 kg | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 20,343 kg | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 22,122 kg | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 21,553 kg | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 22,322 kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 24,696 kg | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 24,169 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 24,418 kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 21,249 kg | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 18,498 kg | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 18,537 kg | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 19,064 kg | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 16,139 kg | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 19,469 kg | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 21,226 kg | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 21,017 kg | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 20,993 kg | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 21,704 kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 22,287 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 23,966 kg | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 25,844 kg | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 29,148 kg | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 29,108 kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 29,904 kg | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 29,664 kg | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 27,903 kg | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 29,389 kg | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 30,923 kg | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 31,441 kg | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 31,484 kg | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 30,403 kg | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 30,588 kg | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 31,637 kg | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 32,960 kg | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 35,405 kg | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 35,453 kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38,049 kg | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 34,242 kg | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 39,061 kg | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 41,075 kg | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 46,968 kg | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 48,579 kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 50,641 kg | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 47,739 kg | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 49,158 kg | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49,954 kg | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 49,798 kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 58,588 kg | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 58,317 kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 56,204 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 71,527 kg | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 72,237 kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69,708 kg | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 67,256 kg | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 77,545 kg | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 77,259 kg | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72,606 kg | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 58,185 kg | -19.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 58,185 kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 198,807 kg, 29% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Losses from manure treated 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 | +63.3% | 12,115 kg | 19,785 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,824 kg | 12,115 kg | 22,122 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,856 kg | 16,139 kg | 24,696 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,520 kg | 20,993 kg | 29,904 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,639 kg | 27,903 kg | 32,960 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,721 kg | 34,242 kg | 50,641 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,275 kg | 49,158 kg | 72,237 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,399 kg | 58,185 kg | 77,545 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 25 Yugoslav SFR 89,285 kg compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 72,368 kg compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 60,633 kg compare
- 29 Belgium 54,986 kg compare
- 30 Belgium-Luxembourg 52,053 kg compare
- 31 Afghanistan 51,211 kg 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 chickens — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka was 58,185 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77,545 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,115 kg in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — losses from manure treated?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).