Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 3.36 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.36 million kg
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
90th
of 209 countries
All-time high
4.48 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
700,141 kg
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture in Sri Lanka stood at 3.36 million kg.

That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.48 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 700,141 kg, in 1962.

That places Sri Lanka 90th out of 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.09 million kg 700,141 kg 1.28 million kg 9
1970s 1.21 million kg 932,732 kg 1.43 million kg 10
1980s 1.42 million kg 1.21 million kg 1.73 million kg 10
1990s 1.77 million kg 1.61 million kg 1.90 million kg 10
2000s 2.41 million kg 1.98 million kg 2.93 million kg 10
2010s 3.48 million kg 2.84 million kg 4.17 million kg 10
2020s 4.13 million kg 3.36 million kg 4.48 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 87 Costa Rica 4.31 million kg compare
  2. 88 Turkmenistan 4.18 million kg compare
  3. 89 Brunei Darussalam 3.50 million kg compare
  4. 91 El Salvador 3.35 million kg compare
  5. 92 Afghanistan 2.96 million kg compare
  6. 93 Liberia 2.68 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure left on pasture in Sri Lanka?
Chickens — manure left on pasture in Sri Lanka was 3.36 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 4.48 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 700,141 kg in 1962.
How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,082 data points, 1961–2023
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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).