Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka is 0.15 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3632 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.15 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3632 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3632 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3511 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3269 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2906 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2785 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2664 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2543 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.23 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2179 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1937 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1695 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1683 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1671 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1678 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1663 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1649 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1633 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1618 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1571 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1546 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1523 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.15 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.93 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3027 kg per square kilometre | 0.23 kg per square kilometre | 0.3632 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1865 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.2179 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1686 kg per square kilometre | 0.1618 kg per square kilometre | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1535 kg per square kilometre | 0.15 kg per square kilometre | 0.1571 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 120 Jordan 0.2022 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0.1761 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.1637 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ghana 0.1196 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.118 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Thailand 0.1074 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sri Lanka was 0.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3632 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.