Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 68.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — 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 68.32 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 92.51 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.3 kg/ha, in 1963.
Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.68 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 26.11 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 19.3 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 1964 | 21.27 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 21.48 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 23.09 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 22.73 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 28.89 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1969 | 25.68 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 26.93 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 30 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 26.86 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 28.24 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 33.81 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 20.29 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1976 | 26.72 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1977 | 33.02 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 39.68 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 40.21 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 47.96 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 40.42 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 42.76 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 44.3 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 52.46 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 54.22 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 52.61 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 54.94 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 55.85 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 57.08 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 48.63 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 50.35 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 53.65 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 61.24 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 65.75 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 61.49 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 62.29 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 64.88 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 75.28 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 85.98 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 82.45 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 82.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.42 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 76.74 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 85.27 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 78.09 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 79.83 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 77.12 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 86.88 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 81.06 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 78.16 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 84.76 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 72.8 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 66.84 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 92.51 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 84.97 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 57.72 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 2017 | 49.81 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 43.88 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 52.28 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 86.49 kg/ha | +65.4% |
| 2021 | 44.69 kg/ha | -48.3% |
| 2022 | 57.07 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 68.32 kg/ha | +19.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 68.32 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 68.32 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 59.56 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.58 kg/ha | 19.3 kg/ha | 28.89 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.58 kg/ha | 20.29 kg/ha | 40.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.26 kg/ha | 40.42 kg/ha | 57.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.95 kg/ha | 48.63 kg/ha | 85.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.18 kg/ha | 76.74 kg/ha | 91.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.37 kg/ha | 43.88 kg/ha | 92.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.14 kg/ha | 44.69 kg/ha | 86.49 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka was 68.32 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 92.51 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).