Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Kenya
166,060 t
in 2023
Sri Lanka
175,365 t
in 2023
Kenya rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 175,365 t against 166,060 t in Kenya, a difference of 9,305 t.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kenya ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 9,886 t 42,363 t 32,477 t Sri Lanka
1970s 21,628 t 59,290 t 37,662 t Sri Lanka
1980s 39,850 t 94,883 t 55,033 t Sri Lanka
1990s 49,700 t 119,135 t 69,435 t Sri Lanka
2000s 74,126 t 163,028 t 88,902 t Sri Lanka
2010s 127,125 t 157,082 t 29,956 t Sri Lanka
2020s 161,586 t 155,472 t 6,114 t Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 175,365 t against 166,060 t in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
9,305 t, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Kenya ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).