Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Nigeria
11.93 kg/ha
in 2023
Sri Lanka
12.05 kg/ha
in 2023
Nigeria rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
60th

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sri Lanka
2.557.51012.5196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 12.05 kg/ha against 11.93 kg/ha in Nigeria, a difference of 0.12 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 186 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 4.1 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha 2.49 kg/ha Nigeria
1970s 4.66 kg/ha 2.05 kg/ha 2.62 kg/ha Nigeria
1980s 5.87 kg/ha 2.81 kg/ha 3.05 kg/ha Nigeria
1990s 7.85 kg/ha 3.2 kg/ha 4.65 kg/ha Nigeria
2000s 10.53 kg/ha 5.1 kg/ha 5.44 kg/ha Nigeria
2010s 11.7 kg/ha 8.94 kg/ha 2.76 kg/ha Nigeria
2020s 11.94 kg/ha 11.93 kg/ha 0.0076 kg/ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 12.05 kg/ha against 11.93 kg/ha in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
0.12 kg/ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Nigeria ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).