Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.0118 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0118 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0287 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 100th out of 143 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.
Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0277 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0258 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0229 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.022 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0172 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.013 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.012 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0118 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0675 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0172 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 kg per square kilometre | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 97 Mauritania 0.0157 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.0139 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Namibia 0.012 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Grenada 0.0106 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Togo 0.0091 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Thailand 0.0085 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka was 0.0118 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0287 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 100th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.