Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.0698 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0698 kg per person.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2444 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0549 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2322 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2058 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2307 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2379 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2444 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2324 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2228 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2192 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2001 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1929 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1942 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1861 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1826 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1786 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1806 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1717 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1391 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1402 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1475 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1508 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1485 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1498 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1537 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1535 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1641 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1401 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1409 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1418 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1411 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.123 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1314 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1497 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.149 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1471 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1297 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1237 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1213 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.118 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1115 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1092 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0772 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0902 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.088 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.085 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0821 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0835 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0796 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0789 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0776 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0775 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0787 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0701 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0631 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0641 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0549 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0587 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0637 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0631 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0714 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0721 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0698 kg per person | -3.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0698 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7048 kg per person, 10% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0698 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6189 kg per person, 11% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.1092 kg per person | 0.0772 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2251 kg per person | 0.2001 kg per person | 0.2444 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1766 kg per person | 0.1391 kg per person | 0.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1491 kg per person | 0.1401 kg per person | 0.1641 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1334 kg per person | 0.118 kg per person | 0.1497 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0885 kg per person | 0.0772 kg per person | 0.1115 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0672 kg per person | 0.0549 kg per person | 0.0787 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 kg per person | 0.0668 kg per person | 0.0721 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sri Lanka?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sri Lanka was 0.0698 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2444 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0549 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.