Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 59.85 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sri Lanka is 59.85 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.92 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.02 %, in 1988.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 77.06 % | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 77.37 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 74.31 % | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 67.57 % | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 62.16 % | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 69.89 % | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 64.61 % | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 69.52 % | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 67.46 % | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 63.08 % | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 68.86 % | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 56.15 % | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 53.81 % | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 79.86 % | +48.4% |
| 1976 | 64.84 % | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 54.08 % | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 52.95 % | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 59.45 % | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 52.49 % | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 59.83 % | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 60.31 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 60.43 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 49.24 % | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 55.89 % | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 58.77 % | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 47.54 % | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 47.02 % | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 47.25 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 56.01 % | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 62.91 % | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 56.03 % | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 55.3 % | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 57.78 % | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 62.03 % | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 57.37 % | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 58.06 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.45 % | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 50.91 % | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 55.36 % | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 51.97 % | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 47.26 % | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 55.32 % | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 51.84 % | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 51.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.71 % | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 57.56 % | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 51.96 % | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 52.73 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.06 % | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 52.66 % | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 60.83 % | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 67.86 % | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 50.96 % | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 59.8 % | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 75.95 % | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 68.58 % | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 83.48 % | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 82.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.77 % | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 100.92 % | +71.7% |
| 2022 | 67.95 % | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 59.85 % | -11.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 59.85 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 59.85 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 42.86 %, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.8 % | 62.16 % | 77.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.05 % | 52.95 % | 79.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.88 % | 47.02 % | 60.43 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.09 % | 50.91 % | 62.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.13 % | 47.26 % | 57.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.35 % | 50.96 % | 83.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.87 % | 58.77 % | 100.92 % | 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 use efficiency in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sri Lanka was 59.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.92 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.02 % in 1988.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).