Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use was 64,000 t in 2021. ▼ Falling
Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 2002–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2021, ammonium sulphate — agricultural use in Sri Lanka stood at 64,000 t.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ammonium sulphate — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 83,367 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,808 t, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 72,126 t | — |
| 2003 | 83,367 t | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 68,946 t | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 61,402 t | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 78,032 t | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 68,386 t | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 35,455 t | -48.2% |
| 2009 | 25,475 t | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 66,657 t | +161.7% |
| 2015 | 9,626 t | -85.6% |
| 2016 | 5,808 t | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 7,780 t | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 68,665 t | +782.6% |
| 2019 | 72,972 t | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 78,710 t | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 64,000 t | -18.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 64,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,644 t, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +782.6% | 7,780 t | 68,665 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,649 t | 25,475 t | 83,367 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 38,585 t | 5,808 t | 72,972 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 71,355 t | 64,000 t | 78,710 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ammonium sulphate — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Ammonium sulphate — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 64,000 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ammonium sulphate — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 83,367 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest ammonium sulphate — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,808 t in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ammonium sulphate — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ammonium sulphate — agricultural use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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