Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0131 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0131 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0508 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 kg per person, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0508 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0434 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0453 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0469 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0477 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0443 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0423 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0417 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0387 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0383 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0373 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0375 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0358 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0354 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0344 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0349 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0331 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0268 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0271 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0294 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0288 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0291 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0298 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0295 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0316 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0273 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0277 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.028 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0274 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0237 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0222 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0217 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0201 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 kg per person | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0165 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0163 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.013 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.011 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.012 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 kg per person | -2.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0131 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0131 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0131 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1632 kg per person, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 | -29.1% | 0.0201 kg per person | 0.0142 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0446 kg per person | 0.0387 kg per person | 0.0508 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0341 kg per person | 0.0268 kg per person | 0.0383 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0289 kg per person | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.0316 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0249 kg per person | 0.0217 kg per person | 0.028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 kg per person | 0.0142 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0145 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0135 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 107 Guyana 0.0151 kg per person compare
- 108 Seychelles 0.0147 kg per person compare
- 109 Argentina 0.0136 kg per person compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.0123 kg per person compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0113 kg per person compare
- 113 Mexico 0.0102 kg per person 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0131 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0508 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 110th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.