Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 85.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 85.01 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 143.54 kg per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 64.65 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117.65 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 108.56 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 128.72 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1964 | 135.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 143.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 141.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 138.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 139.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 129.8 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 133.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 130.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 134.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 131.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 130.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 130.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 134.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 130.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 107.65 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 110.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 117.84 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 122.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 122.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 124.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 127.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 129.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 139.61 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 120.21 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 122.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 123.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 124.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 110.04 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 120.2 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 139.37 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 140.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 141.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 128.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 124.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 124.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 123.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 118.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 117.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 84.06 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 99.25 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 96.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 94.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 91.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 92.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 90.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 90.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.22 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 71.54 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 74.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 64.65 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 69.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 76.34 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 76.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.1 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 87.72 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 88.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.01 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 85.01 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.16 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 85.01 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 778.34 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -28.7% | 117.84 kg per square kilometre | 84.06 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.52 kg per square kilometre | 108.56 kg per square kilometre | 143.54 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.41 kg per square kilometre | 107.65 kg per square kilometre | 134.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 124.99 kg per square kilometre | 117.84 kg per square kilometre | 139.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 127.63 kg per square kilometre | 110.04 kg per square kilometre | 141.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.57 kg per square kilometre | 84.06 kg per square kilometre | 118.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.32 kg per square kilometre | 64.65 kg per square kilometre | 91.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.64 kg per square kilometre | 81.1 kg per square kilometre | 88.71 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 94.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 Zambia 94.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cuba 87.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Spain 82.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Israel 79.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 79 Mozambique 78.23 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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- 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 85.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 143.54 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.65 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.