Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 262.14 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 262.14 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 134.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sri Lanka peaked at 268.97 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.34 %, in 1989.
That places Sri Lanka 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.11 % | — |
| 1962 | 86.59 % | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 84.73 % | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 85.89 % | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 75.62 % | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 74.66 % | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 76.26 % | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 74.11 % | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 97.27 % | +31.2% |
| 1970 | 91.66 % | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 87.86 % | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 101.15 % | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 72.74 % | -28.1% |
| 1974 | 106 % | +45.7% |
| 1975 | 128.03 % | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 93 % | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 82.61 % | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 84.87 % | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 85.92 % | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 83.56 % | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 77.55 % | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 80.65 % | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 80.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 67.64 % | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 77.53 % | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 76.47 % | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 61.43 % | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 65.05 % | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 61.34 % | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 89.28 % | +45.5% |
| 1991 | 95 % | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 89.54 % | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 79.41 % | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 95.32 % | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 99.51 % | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 86.17 % | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 102.6 % | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 118.38 % | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 110.66 % | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 125.79 % | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 114.91 % | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 107.84 % | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 108.61 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 104.52 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 105.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.4 % | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 82.63 % | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 80.01 % | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 91 % | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 97.73 % | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9 % | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 85.61 % | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 111.68 % | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 74.71 % | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 107.75 % | +44.2% |
| 2016 | 163.37 % | +51.6% |
| 2017 | 147.06 % | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 102.97 % | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 118.63 % | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 107.23 % | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 268.97 % | +150.8% |
| 2022 | 234.46 % | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 262.14 % | +11.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 262.14 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 262.14 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 89.39 %, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +150.8% | 107.23 % | 268.97 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.58 % | 74.11 % | 97.27 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.38 % | 72.74 % | 128.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.19 % | 61.34 % | 83.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.59 % | 79.41 % | 118.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.39 % | 80.01 % | 125.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.14 % | 74.71 % | 163.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.2 % | 107.23 % | 268.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 85.5 % compare
- 13 Cameroon 220.96 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80.55 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 78.74 % compare
- 14 Ukraine 219.83 % 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sri Lanka was 262.14 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 268.97 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.34 % in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.7%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).