Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was -18,289 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -18,289 t for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in 2023.
That represents a change of down 95.8% on the previous year and down 185.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Sri Lanka peaked at 40,396 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, -27,489 t, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,990 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,214 t | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 20,486 t | +34.7% |
| 1964 | 19,964 t | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 25,435 t | +27.4% |
| 1966 | 25,634 t | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 20,703 t | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 24,572 t | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 16,481 t | -32.9% |
| 1970 | 18,621 t | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 19,020 t | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 16,357 t | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 19,276 t | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 16,956 t | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 5,946 t | -64.9% |
| 1976 | 13,208 t | +122.1% |
| 1977 | 10,234 t | -22.5% |
| 1978 | 12,779 t | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 12,124 t | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 21,522 t | +77.5% |
| 1981 | 19,095 t | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 22,358 t | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 24,771 t | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 32,150 t | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 30,890 t | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 28,626 t | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 39,748 t | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 40,396 t | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 39,687 t | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 28,359 t | -28.5% |
| 1991 | 16,458 t | -42.0% |
| 1992 | 22,487 t | +36.6% |
| 1993 | 23,404 t | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 20,502 t | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 16,466 t | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 20,432 t | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 16,005 t | -21.7% |
| 1998 | 13,909 t | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 11,928 t | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 6,913 t | -42.0% |
| 2001 | 5,549 t | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 9,200 t | +65.8% |
| 2003 | 3,130 t | -66.0% |
| 2004 | 7,951 t | +154.0% |
| 2005 | 10,898 t | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 20,085 t | +84.3% |
| 2007 | 20,937 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 23,174 t | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 9,594 t | -58.6% |
| 2010 | 783.53 t | -91.8% |
| 2011 | 5,778 t | +637.4% |
| 2012 | -8,242 t | -242.6% |
| 2013 | 21,288 t | -358.3% |
| 2014 | 4,994 t | -76.5% |
| 2015 | 9,623 t | +92.7% |
| 2016 | -27,489 t | -385.7% |
| 2017 | -14,734 t | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 22,579 t | -253.2% |
| 2019 | 13,044 t | -42.2% |
| 2020 | 35,190 t | +169.8% |
| 2021 | 2,945 t | -91.6% |
| 2022 | -9,338 t | -417.1% |
| 2023 | -18,289 t | +95.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -18,289 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -28.45 t, 642.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -18,289 t is below the median for South Asia, which is -9,213 t, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +637.4% | 783.53 t | 5,778 t |
| 2022 | -417.1% | 2,945 t | -9,338 t |
| 2016 | -385.7% | 9,623 t | -27,489 t |
| 2013 | +358.3% | -8,242 t | 21,288 t |
| 2018 | +253.2% | -14,734 t | 22,579 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,720 t | 15,214 t | 25,634 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,452 t | 5,946 t | 19,276 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,924 t | 19,095 t | 40,396 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,995 t | 11,928 t | 28,359 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,743 t | 3,130 t | 23,174 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,762 t | -27,489 t | 22,579 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,627 t | -18,289 t | 35,190 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 151 Madagascar -12,541 t compare
- 152 Burkina Faso -13,202 t compare
- 153 Sierra Leone -13,642 t compare
- 155 Zimbabwe -18,924 t compare
- 156 Tunisia -20,144 t compare
- 157 Azerbaijan -20,856 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 potassium in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Sri Lanka was -18,289 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40,396 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -27,489 t in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 185.9%. 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 potassium. 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 (%).