Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3.3 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.47 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.91 kg/ha, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.01 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 2.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.22 kg/ha | 2.72 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 kg/ha | 3.06 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 kg/ha | 3.55 kg/ha | 4.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 kg/ha | 3.3 kg/ha | 3.8 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 160 Dominican Republic 3.56 kg/ha compare
- 161 Uzbekistan 3.48 kg/ha compare
- 162 Kyrgyzstan 3.3 kg/ha compare
- 164 Ireland 3.23 kg/ha compare
- 165 Saudi Arabia 3.18 kg/ha compare
- 166 Oman 3.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 191,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,821 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,347 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8,527 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 18,186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 170,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 243,824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka was 3.3 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).