Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises was 0.0305 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0305 kg per person.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0409 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.013 kg per person, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0138 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.022 kg per person | +59.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0221 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0208 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0205 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0207 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.021 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0227 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0218 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0216 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0185 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0155 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0157 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.013 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0154 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0165 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0161 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0159 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.019 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0212 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0209 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0213 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.021 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0203 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.021 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.021 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0194 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0212 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0222 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0225 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0274 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0284 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0266 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0272 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0275 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0329 kg per person | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.031 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.039 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0389 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0372 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0357 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0409 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0403 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0378 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 kg per person | -19.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0305 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1076 kg per person, 28% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0305 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0466 kg per person, 66% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises 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 | +59.4% | 0.0138 kg per person | 0.022 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person | 0.0221 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.013 kg per person | 0.0227 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.0159 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0202 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0329 kg per person | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0374 kg per person | 0.0305 kg per person | 0.0409 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka was 0.0305 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0409 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.