Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 16.33 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka stood at 16.33 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.76 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.39 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1964 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.89 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 6 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 6.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 5.14 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 5.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 8.11 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 7.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 8.2 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 8.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.54 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 10.83 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 11.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 13.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 13.22 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.22 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 16.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.77 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.06 kg per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 21.76 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 21.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.37 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 16.33 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 16.33 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.65 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 16.33 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.28 kg per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | 5.54 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.27 kg per square kilometre | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.83 kg per square kilometre | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | 7.79 kg per square kilometre | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | 14.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 kg per square kilometre | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.04 kg per square kilometre | 16.33 kg per square kilometre | 21.76 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Mexico 17.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Armenia 17.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Guinea 16.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Cuba 15.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Bahamas 15.03 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 poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sri Lanka was 16.33 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.76 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 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
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.