India vs Sri Lanka: Phosphate rock — Production
Phosphate rock — Production over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 48,174 t against 45,000 t in India, a difference of 3,174 t.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.
India ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 32 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,783 t | 39,724 t | 12,059 t | India |
| 2010s | 719,757 t | 49,136 t | 670,622 t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate rock — production, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 48,174 t against 45,000 t in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in phosphate rock — production between India and Sri Lanka?
- 3,174 t, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for phosphate rock — production?
- India ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Phosphate rock — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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