Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 36.16 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka is 36.16 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 40.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 59.53 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.6326 kg/ha, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.28 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.91 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 8.7 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1964 | 10.73 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1965 | 13.27 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1966 | 16.13 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1967 | 12.63 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1968 | 17.2 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 1969 | 13.58 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 15.62 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 18.7 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 14.7 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1973 | 21.58 kg/ha | +46.8% |
| 1974 | 25.99 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 8.13 kg/ha | -68.7% |
| 1976 | 16.63 kg/ha | +104.7% |
| 1977 | 25.2 kg/ha | +51.5% |
| 1978 | 28.99 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 25.59 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 34.01 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1981 | 26.17 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 26.69 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 27.43 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 40.14 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 35.41 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 32.36 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 41.38 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1988 | 43.21 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 42.77 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 32.88 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 27.69 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 34.4 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 38.8 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 39.01 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.35 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 36.46 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 36.98 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.11 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 53.5 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 46.7 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 49.97 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 59.53 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 44.25 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 2004 | 51.12 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 48.72 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 45.67 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 42.31 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 53.05 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 39.88 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 51.43 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 37.63 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 29.7 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 55.92 kg/ha | +88.3% |
| 2015 | 44.31 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 19.67 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 2017 | 21.92 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 10.96 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 13 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 45.38 kg/ha | +249.0% |
| 2021 | -0.6326 kg/ha | -101.4% |
| 2022 | 25.74 kg/ha | -4169.7% |
| 2023 | 36.16 kg/ha | +40.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 36.16 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 36.16 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 40.96 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +4169.7% | -0.6326 kg/ha | 25.74 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +249.0% | 13 kg/ha | 45.38 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.71 kg/ha | 8.7 kg/ha | 17.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.11 kg/ha | 8.13 kg/ha | 28.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.96 kg/ha | 26.17 kg/ha | 43.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.72 kg/ha | 27.69 kg/ha | 53.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.01 kg/ha | 42.31 kg/ha | 59.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.44 kg/ha | 10.96 kg/ha | 55.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.66 kg/ha | -0.6326 kg/ha | 45.38 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka was 36.16 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 59.53 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6326 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).