Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 58,279 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka stood at 58,279 kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka peaked at 77,634 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,253 kg, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,620 kg | — |
| 1962 | 12,253 kg | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 20,037 kg | +63.5% |
| 1964 | 20,604 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 19,947 kg | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 21,299 kg | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 20,671 kg | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 22,374 kg | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 21,705 kg | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 22,479 kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 24,834 kg | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 24,320 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 24,576 kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 21,394 kg | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 18,592 kg | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 18,631 kg | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 19,133 kg | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 16,221 kg | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 19,570 kg | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 21,364 kg | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 21,175 kg | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 21,138 kg | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 21,856 kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 22,445 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 24,142 kg | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 26,033 kg | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 29,337 kg | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 29,309 kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 30,124 kg | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 29,904 kg | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 28,167 kg | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 29,672 kg | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 31,238 kg | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 31,794 kg | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 31,881 kg | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 30,844 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 31,080 kg | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 31,719 kg | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33,023 kg | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 35,468 kg | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 35,528 kg | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 38,125 kg | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 34,343 kg | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 39,161 kg | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 41,176 kg | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 47,069 kg | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 48,680 kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 50,754 kg | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 47,833 kg | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 49,240 kg | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 50,029 kg | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 49,880 kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 58,670 kg | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 58,386 kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 56,280 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 71,602 kg | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 72,306 kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69,784 kg | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 67,331 kg | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 77,634 kg | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 77,385 kg | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 72,688 kg | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 58,279 kg | -19.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 58,279 kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 207,159 kg, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +63.5% | 12,253 kg | 20,037 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,057 kg | 12,253 kg | 22,374 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,975 kg | 16,221 kg | 24,834 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,692 kg | 21,138 kg | 30,124 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,932 kg | 28,167 kg | 33,023 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,814 kg | 34,343 kg | 50,754 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,351 kg | 49,240 kg | 72,306 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,496 kg | 58,279 kg | 77,634 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 27 Turkmenistan 79,001 kg compare
- 28 Portugal 62,406 kg compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 62,139 kg compare
- 31 Belgium 54,986 kg compare
- 32 Belgium-Luxembourg 53,851 kg compare
- 33 Afghanistan 51,211 kg 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 poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Sri Lanka was 58,279 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77,634 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,253 kg in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).