India vs Sri Lanka: Phosphate rock — Agricultural Use
Phosphate rock — Agricultural Use over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 34,889 t against 15,370 t in India, a difference of 19,519 t.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,790 t | 42,999 t | 34,791 t | India |
| 2010s | 28,500 t | 40,331 t | 11,831 t | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34,595 t | 40,818 t | 6,222 t | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate rock — agricultural use, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 34,889 t against 15,370 t in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in phosphate rock — agricultural use between India and Sri Lanka?
- 19,519 t, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for phosphate rock — agricultural use?
- India ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Phosphate rock — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf