Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 819,575 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sri Lanka stood at 819,575 kg.
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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.09 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 170,646 kg, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 175,548 kg | — |
| 1962 | 170,646 kg | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 278,687 kg | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 286,490 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 277,159 kg | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 296,114 kg | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 286,551 kg | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 311,605 kg | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 303,596 kg | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 314,414 kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 347,858 kg | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 340,440 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 343,945 kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 299,303 kg | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 260,555 kg | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 261,104 kg | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 268,529 kg | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 227,335 kg | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 274,240 kg | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 298,982 kg | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 296,045 kg | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 295,704 kg | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 305,722 kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 313,934 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 337,578 kg | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 364,032 kg | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 410,577 kg | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 410,002 kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 421,218 kg | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 417,844 kg | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 393,028 kg | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 413,960 kg | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 435,568 kg | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 442,871 kg | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 443,476 kg | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 428,245 kg | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 430,861 kg | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 445,636 kg | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 464,264 kg | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 498,701 kg | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 499,379 kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 535,947 kg | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 482,321 kg | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 550,198 kg | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 578,576 kg | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 661,578 kg | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 684,267 kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 713,308 kg | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 672,433 kg | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 692,422 kg | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 703,633 kg | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 701,440 kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 825,259 kg | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 821,438 kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 791,679 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million kg | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 981,888 kg | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 947,344 kg | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million kg | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million kg | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 819,575 kg | -19.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 819,575 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 881,364 kg, 93% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 819,575 kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.80 million kg, 29% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 170,646 kg | 278,687 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265,155 kg | 170,646 kg | 311,605 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 293,772 kg | 227,335 kg | 347,858 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 345,379 kg | 295,704 kg | 421,218 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,575 kg | 393,028 kg | 464,264 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 587,671 kg | 482,321 kg | 713,308 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 849,011 kg | 692,422 kg | 1.02 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million kg | 819,575 kg | 1.09 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 93 Brunei Darussalam 854,063 kg compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 836,952 kg compare
- 95 Ethiopia 825,973 kg compare
- 97 Slovakia 770,438 kg compare
- 98 Sudan 757,078 kg compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 746,757 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Sri Lanka was 819,575 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,646 kg in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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).