Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) was 672,526 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Sri Lanka stood at 672,526 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 left on pasture that volatilises in Sri Lanka peaked at 896,303 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 140,028 kg, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 193 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 that volatilises (N content) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144,051 kg | — |
| 1962 | 140,028 kg | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 228,685 kg | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 235,088 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 227,431 kg | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 242,985 kg | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 235,137 kg | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 255,697 kg | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 249,124 kg | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 258,002 kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 285,445 kg | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 279,358 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 282,234 kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 245,602 kg | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 213,806 kg | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 214,257 kg | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 220,350 kg | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 186,546 kg | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 225,036 kg | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 245,339 kg | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 242,928 kg | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 242,648 kg | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 250,869 kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 257,607 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 277,009 kg | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 298,717 kg | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 336,911 kg | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 336,439 kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 345,643 kg | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 342,874 kg | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 322,511 kg | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 339,687 kg | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 357,418 kg | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 363,411 kg | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 363,907 kg | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 351,409 kg | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 353,555 kg | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 365,680 kg | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 380,966 kg | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 409,224 kg | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 409,780 kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 439,787 kg | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 395,782 kg | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 451,481 kg | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 474,767 kg | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 542,877 kg | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 561,495 kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 585,326 kg | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 551,785 kg | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 568,187 kg | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 577,386 kg | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 575,587 kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 677,190 kg | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 674,055 kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 649,635 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 826,737 kg | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 834,949 kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 805,716 kg | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 777,370 kg | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 896,303 kg | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 892,991 kg | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 839,215 kg | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 672,526 kg | -19.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 672,526 kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 671,458 kg, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 672,526 kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.30 million kg, 29% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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% | 140,028 kg | 228,685 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 217,581 kg | 140,028 kg | 255,697 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 241,064 kg | 186,546 kg | 285,445 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,411 kg | 242,648 kg | 345,643 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 354,142 kg | 322,511 kg | 380,966 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 482,230 kg | 395,782 kg | 585,326 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,681 kg | 568,187 kg | 834,949 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 825,259 kg | 672,526 kg | 896,303 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 78 Turkmenistan 836,459 kg compare
- 79 Réunion 834,140 kg compare
- 80 Brunei Darussalam 700,826 kg compare
- 82 El Salvador 670,390 kg compare
- 83 Afghanistan 591,924 kg compare
- 84 Liberia 535,879 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 left on pasture that volatilises in Sri Lanka?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Sri Lanka was 672,526 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 896,303 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,028 kg in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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).