How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?

Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka

Name: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.2456 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2456 kg per person

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

148th

of 165 countries

All-time high

0.8624 kg per person

in 1965

All-time low

0.1934 kg per person

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2456 kg per person.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8624 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1934 kg per person, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 148th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.8249 kg per person	—
1962	0.7293 kg per person	-11.6%
1963	0.8143 kg per person	+11.7%
1964	0.84 kg per person	+3.2%
1965	0.8624 kg per person	+2.7%
1966	0.8189 kg per person	-5.0%
1967	0.7849 kg per person	-4.1%
1968	0.7723 kg per person	-1.6%
1969	0.7056 kg per person	-8.6%
1970	0.7049 kg per person	-0.1%
1971	0.6803 kg per person	-3.5%
1972	0.6848 kg per person	+0.7%
1973	0.656 kg per person	-4.2%
1974	0.644 kg per person	-1.8%
1975	0.6297 kg per person	-2.2%
1976	0.637 kg per person	+1.2%
1977	0.6054 kg per person	-5.0%
1978	0.4906 kg per person	-19.0%
1979	0.4944 kg per person	+0.8%
1980	0.5202 kg per person	+5.2%
1981	0.5322 kg per person	+2.3%
1982	0.524 kg per person	-1.6%
1983	0.5285 kg per person	+0.9%
1984	0.542 kg per person	+2.6%
1985	0.5412 kg per person	-0.2%
1986	0.5786 kg per person	+6.9%
1987	0.4943 kg per person	-14.6%
1988	0.4968 kg per person	+0.5%
1989	0.5004 kg per person	+0.7%
1990	0.4976 kg per person	-0.6%
1991	0.4336 kg per person	-12.9%
1992	0.4625 kg per person	+6.7%
1993	0.527 kg per person	+14.0%
1994	0.5244 kg per person	-0.5%
1995	0.5178 kg per person	-1.3%
1996	0.456 kg per person	-11.9%
1997	0.435 kg per person	-4.6%
1998	0.4265 kg per person	-2.0%
1999	0.415 kg per person	-2.7%
2000	0.392 kg per person	-5.5%
2001	0.3842 kg per person	-2.0%
2002	0.2716 kg per person	-29.3%
2003	0.3173 kg per person	+16.8%
2004	0.3096 kg per person	-2.4%
2005	0.2992 kg per person	-3.4%
2006	0.2892 kg per person	-3.3%
2007	0.2941 kg per person	+1.7%
2008	0.2801 kg per person	-4.8%
2009	0.2774 kg per person	-0.9%
2010	0.2729 kg per person	-1.6%
2011	0.2727 kg per person	-0.1%
2012	0.2769 kg per person	+1.6%
2013	0.2468 kg per person	-10.9%
2014	0.2223 kg per person	-10.0%
2015	0.2256 kg per person	+1.5%
2016	0.1934 kg per person	-14.3%
2017	0.2066 kg per person	+6.9%
2018	0.2242 kg per person	+8.5%
2019	0.2221 kg per person	-0.9%
2020	0.235 kg per person	+5.8%
2021	0.2514 kg per person	+7.0%
2022	0.254 kg per person	+1.0%
2023	0.2456 kg per person	-3.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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
2002	-29.3%	0.3842 kg per person	0.2716 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7947 kg per person	0.7056 kg per person	0.8624 kg per person	9
1970s	0.6227 kg per person	0.4906 kg per person	0.7049 kg per person	10
1980s	0.5258 kg per person	0.4943 kg per person	0.5786 kg per person	10
1990s	0.4695 kg per person	0.415 kg per person	0.527 kg per person	10
2000s	0.3115 kg per person	0.2716 kg per person	0.392 kg per person	10
2010s	0.2363 kg per person	0.1934 kg per person	0.2769 kg per person	10
2020s	0.2465 kg per person	0.235 kg per person	0.254 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

145 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2997 kg per person compare
146 Vanuatu 0.2945 kg per person compare
147 Belgium 0.2579 kg per person compare
149 Costa Rica 0.2347 kg per person compare
150 Belarus 0.23 kg per person compare
151 Suriname 0.2175 kg per person compare

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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)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?: Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.2456 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.8624 kg per person in 1965.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1934 kg per person in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.