Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.6 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka is 4.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.4 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4.48 kg/ha, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 159th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.51 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.28 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 9.45 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 10.9 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 11.4 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 9.75 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 9.22 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 9.28 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 8.94 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 8.61 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 8.65 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 8.71 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 8.61 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.7 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 9.1 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 9.22 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 8.61 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 8.13 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 9.02 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 9.16 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 9.67 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 9.75 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.89 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 10.22 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 10.41 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 10.4 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.65 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.38 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 10.37 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.46 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.13 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 9.74 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 9.65 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.66 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.5 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.28 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 8.91 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 5.46 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 1999 | 5.48 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.29 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.23 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.06 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 5 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.52 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.66 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.13 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 5.18 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.21 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.31 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.91 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.86 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.48 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 4.69 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.95 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.81 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 5.24 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 5.14 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.6 kg/ha | -10.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4.6 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.66 kg/ha, 29% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 4.6 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 17.92 kg/ha, 26% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -38.7% | 8.91 kg/ha | 5.46 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.97 kg/ha | 8.94 kg/ha | 11.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.74 kg/ha | 8.13 kg/ha | 9.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.09 kg/ha | 9.16 kg/ha | 10.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.73 kg/ha | 5.46 kg/ha | 10.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.26 kg/ha | 5 kg/ha | 5.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 kg/ha | 4.48 kg/ha | 5.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 kg/ha | 4.6 kg/ha | 5.24 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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 manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka was 4.6 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).