Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -6.31 kg/ha against -10.49 kg/ha in Nepal, a difference of 4.18 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 197th and Sri Lanka ranks 196th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.08 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 3.36 kg/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -1.23 kg/ha | 0.5364 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.1951 kg/ha | 2.84 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.2411 kg/ha | 0.3828 kg/ha | 0.6239 kg/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -4.71 kg/ha | 0.0847 kg/ha | 4.8 kg/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -1.72 kg/ha | -0.3492 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -3.55 kg/ha | -5.28 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -6.31 kg/ha against -10.49 kg/ha in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 4.18 kg/ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 197th and Sri Lanka ranks 196th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).