Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 0 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 t for herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Over the whole period, herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 22 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 t | — |
| 1997 | 22 t | +2100.0% |
| 1999 | 14 t | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | — |
| 2018 | 0 t | — |
| 2019 | 0 t | — |
| 2020 | 0 t | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17 t. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.33 t | 1 t | 22 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Ghana 1 t compare
- 34 Latvia 1 t compare
- 34 Senegal 1 t compare
- 37 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t
- 37 Cyprus 0 t compare
- 37 El Salvador 0 t compare
- 37 Estonia 0 t compare
- 37 Greece 0 t compare
- 37 Luxembourg 0 t
- 37 Madagascar 0 t
- 37 Malawi 0 t compare
- 37 Malta 0 t compare
- 37 Norway 0 t compare
- 37 Paraguay 0 t compare
- 37 Slovenia 0 t compare
- 37 Sudan 0 t compare
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 herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 0 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for herbicides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).