Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 54.36 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 54.36 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 19.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 72.45 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.16 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 55th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.49 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 18.23 kg per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 18.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 18.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 19.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 18.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 20.39 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 19.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 22.76 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 22.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 22.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 19.58 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 17.05 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 17.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 17.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 14.87 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 17.94 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 19.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 19.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 19.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 20 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 20.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 22.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 23.82 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 26.86 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 26.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 27.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 27.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 25.71 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 27.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 28.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 28.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 29.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.02 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 28.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 30.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 32.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 32.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.07 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 31.56 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 36 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 37.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 43.28 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 44.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 46.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 43.99 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 45.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 46.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 53.99 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 53.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 66.79 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 67.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 62.83 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 72.45 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 72.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.83 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 54.36 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 54.36 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.82 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 54.36 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.49 kg per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per 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 | +63.3% | 11.16 kg per square kilometre | 18.23 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.35 kg per square kilometre | 11.16 kg per square kilometre | 20.39 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.22 kg per square kilometre | 14.87 kg per square kilometre | 22.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6 kg per square kilometre | 19.35 kg per square kilometre | 27.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.24 kg per square kilometre | 25.71 kg per square kilometre | 30.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.45 kg per square kilometre | 31.56 kg per square kilometre | 46.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.96 kg per square kilometre | 45.3 kg per square kilometre | 67.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7 kg per square kilometre | 54.36 kg per square kilometre | 72.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 52 India 63.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Mexico 56.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Guinea 53.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Cuba 51.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Bahamas 50.09 kg per square kilometre 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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 54.36 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 72.45 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.16 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.