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 12th out of 201 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.
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
- 9 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
- 11 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 227.42 % compare
- 15 Cameroon 220.96 % compare
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 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 12th out of 201 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 (%).