Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 92,830 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Sri Lanka stood at 92,830 t.
The figure is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Sri Lanka peaked at 128,611 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1,500 t, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 69th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,351 t | — |
| 1962 | 16,602 t | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 16,304 t | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 20,100 t | +23.3% |
| 1965 | 24,890 t | +23.8% |
| 1966 | 30,238 t | +21.5% |
| 1967 | 23,678 t | -21.7% |
| 1968 | 32,379 t | +36.8% |
| 1969 | 25,655 t | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 29,590 t | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 35,530 t | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 28,020 t | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 41,267 t | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 49,851 t | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 15,603 t | -68.7% |
| 1976 | 32,554 t | +108.6% |
| 1977 | 50,247 t | +54.3% |
| 1978 | 58,857 t | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 49,138 t | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 64,959 t | +32.2% |
| 1981 | 49,986 t | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 49,569 t | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 51,275 t | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 75,145 t | +46.6% |
| 1985 | 66,424 t | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 61,070 t | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 78,410 t | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 82,011 t | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 81,307 t | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 62,467 t | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 52,696 t | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 65,530 t | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 72,942 t | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 73,459 t | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 62,897 t | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 68,807 t | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 69,827 t | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 83,321 t | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 101,923 t | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 89,196 t | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 95,498 t | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 114,060 t | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 86,101 t | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 94,497 t | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 99,994 t | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 90,902 t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 82,183 t | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 114,451 t | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 105,875 t | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 86,937 t | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 117,783 t | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 86,540 t | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 68,312 t | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 128,611 t | +88.3% |
| 2015 | 101,915 t | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 45,439 t | -55.4% |
| 2017 | 50,848 t | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 25,986 t | -48.9% |
| 2019 | 30,838 t | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 107,640 t | +249.1% |
| 2021 | -1,500 t | -101.4% |
| 2022 | 61,067 t | -4169.8% |
| 2023 | 92,830 t | +52.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 92,830 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,914 t, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 92,830 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 79,415 t, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 | +4169.8% | -1,500 t | 61,067 t |
| 2020 | +249.1% | 30,838 t | 107,640 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,022 t | 16,304 t | 32,379 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,066 t | 15,603 t | 58,857 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,015 t | 49,569 t | 82,011 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,387 t | 52,696 t | 101,923 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,276 t | 82,183 t | 114,451 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,321 t | 25,986 t | 128,611 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,009 t | -1,500 t | 107,640 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 66 Nigeria 102,984 t compare
- 67 Honduras 100,363 t compare
- 68 Mozambique 96,046 t compare
- 70 Costa Rica 87,721 t compare
- 71 Serbia 86,124 t compare
- 72 Tajikistan 84,676 t 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)
- 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 in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Sri Lanka was 92,830 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 128,611 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,500 t in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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. 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 (%).