Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.225 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka stood at 0.225 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5448 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.225 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 123rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5448 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5448 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5267 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4903 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4359 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4177 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3995 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3814 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3451 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3269 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2906 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2543 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2524 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2506 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2517 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2495 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2473 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.245 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2426 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2357 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.232 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2285 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.225 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.225 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.39 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.454 kg per square kilometre | 0.3451 kg per square kilometre | 0.5448 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2797 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.3269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2529 kg per square kilometre | 0.2426 kg per square kilometre | 0.2724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2303 kg per square kilometre | 0.225 kg per square kilometre | 0.2357 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 120 Jordan 0.3032 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0.2642 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.2455 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ghana 0.1794 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.1771 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Thailand 0.1612 kg per square kilometre 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 horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sri Lanka was 0.225 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5448 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.225 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.