Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -6.31 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -6.31 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 411.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.44 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, -8.25 kg/ha, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 196th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 kg/ha | 0.159 kg/ha | 2.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5364 kg/ha | -1.25 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 4.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3828 kg/ha | -1.48 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0847 kg/ha | -2.15 kg/ha | 2.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3492 kg/ha | -4.55 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.28 kg/ha | -8.25 kg/ha | -0.8326 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 243,824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sri Lanka was -6.31 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.25 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 411.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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 (%).