Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 111 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 111 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 85.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 309 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 t | 20 t | 37 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6 t | 23 t | 40 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 126.33 t | 0 t | 309 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 93 t | 60 t | 111 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 111 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 309 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 – Urea derivates — 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).