Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 66.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka stood at 66.35 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 88.39 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.76 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 70th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.17 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 22.5 kg per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1964 | 23.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 22.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 23.92 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 23.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 25.13 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 24.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 25.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 27.89 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 27.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 27.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 24.03 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 20.88 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 20.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 21.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 18.22 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 21.98 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 23.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 23.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 23.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 25.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 27.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 29.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 32.95 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 32.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 33.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.63 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 33.32 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 35.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 35.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 35.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 34.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 37.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 39.83 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 39.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.82 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 38.57 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 43.98 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 46.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 52.86 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 54.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 57 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 53.72 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 55.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 56.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.89 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 65.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 81.48 kg per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 79.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 76.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 88.39 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 88.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.76 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 66.35 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square 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% | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | 22.5 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.4 kg per square kilometre | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | 25.13 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.56 kg per square kilometre | 18.22 kg per square kilometre | 27.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.73 kg per square kilometre | 23.74 kg per square kilometre | 33.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.74 kg per square kilometre | 31.63 kg per square kilometre | 37.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.96 kg per square kilometre | 38.57 kg per square kilometre | 57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.29 kg per square kilometre | 55.3 kg per square kilometre | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 kg per square kilometre | 66.35 kg per square kilometre | 88.39 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Sri Lanka was 66.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 88.39 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.76 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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.