Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.7894 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7894 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.91 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7894 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 123rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.924 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8921 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8857 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8794 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8832 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8755 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8597 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8513 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8269 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8139 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8017 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7894 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7894 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.29 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9813 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8875 kg per square kilometre | 0.8513 kg per square kilometre | 0.9558 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.808 kg per square kilometre | 0.7894 kg per square kilometre | 0.8269 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 120 Jordan 1.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0.9269 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.8266 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ghana 0.6041 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.5962 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Thailand 0.5655 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.7894 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7894 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Horses — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.