Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 13.68 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka is 13.68 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 39.79 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.29 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 68th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 14.74 kg/ha | 12.92 kg/ha | 17.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.9 kg/ha | 9.29 kg/ha | 14.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.26 kg/ha | 17.93 kg/ha | 27.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.65 kg/ha | 21.66 kg/ha | 27.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7 kg/ha | 22.42 kg/ha | 32.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.44 kg/ha | 12.49 kg/ha | 33.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.15 kg/ha | 13.68 kg/ha | 39.79 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.16 kg/ha compare
- 66 Latvia 13.79 kg/ha compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 13.78 kg/ha compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 13.65 kg/ha compare
- 70 Eswatini 12.71 kg/ha compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 12.7 kg/ha 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka was 13.68 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 39.79 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.29 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. 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 potassium 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 (%).