Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 1.01 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka is 1.01 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.35 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 212,445 kg, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 82nd out of 193 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 left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 218,807 kg | — |
| 1962 | 212,445 kg | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 347,395 kg | +63.5% |
| 1964 | 357,218 kg | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 345,842 kg | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 369,282 kg | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 358,385 kg | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 387,913 kg | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 376,307 kg | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 389,732 kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 430,570 kg | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 421,658 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 426,081 kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 370,914 kg | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 322,347 kg | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 323,023 kg | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 331,726 kg | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 281,239 kg | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 339,301 kg | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 370,410 kg | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 367,123 kg | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 366,484 kg | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 378,924 kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 389,141 kg | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 418,572 kg | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 451,351 kg | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 508,642 kg | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 508,153 kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 522,286 kg | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 518,460 kg | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 488,352 kg | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 514,445 kg | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 541,587 kg | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 551,231 kg | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 552,740 kg | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 534,757 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 538,850 kg | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 549,939 kg | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 572,540 kg | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 614,928 kg | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 615,980 kg | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 660,991 kg | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 595,420 kg | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 678,968 kg | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 713,898 kg | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 816,063 kg | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 843,990 kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 879,954 kg | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 829,315 kg | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 853,700 kg | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 867,390 kg | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 864,800 kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million kg | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 975,763 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million kg | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million kg | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million kg | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million kg | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million kg | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million kg | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330,399 kg | 212,445 kg | 387,913 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 363,659 kg | 281,239 kg | 430,570 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 428,109 kg | 366,484 kg | 522,286 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 536,290 kg | 488,352 kg | 572,540 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 724,951 kg | 595,420 kg | 879,954 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million kg | 853,700 kg | 1.25 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million kg | 1.01 million kg | 1.35 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 79 Turkmenistan 1.37 million kg compare
- 80 Costa Rica 1.29 million kg compare
- 81 Brunei Darussalam 1.08 million kg compare
- 83 El Salvador 1.01 million kg compare
- 84 Georgia 946,473 kg compare
- 85 Afghanistan 887,887 kg compare
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0073 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -9.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0075 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Sri Lanka was 1.01 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,445 kg in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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).