Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.7 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka is 2.7 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.88 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.65 kg/ha, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.85 kg/ha | 4.02 kg/ha | 5.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.55 kg/ha | 2.65 kg/ha | 6.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.29 kg/ha | 6.31 kg/ha | 9.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.53 kg/ha | 6.69 kg/ha | 9.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.83 kg/ha | 6.94 kg/ha | 12.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 kg/ha | 4.53 kg/ha | 12.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 10.07 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka was 2.7 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).