Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was 17.95 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 17.95 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 108.76 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -50.17 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 24.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -20.63 % change on previous year | -183.3% |
| 1964 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 1965 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1966 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1967 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 1968 | 28.48 % change on previous year | -928.9% |
| 1969 | -12.23 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 1970 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1971 | 11.76 % change on previous year | +188.2% |
| 1972 | -10.18 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1973 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1974 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1975 | -27.49 % change on previous year | +940.8% |
| 1976 | 30.42 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 1977 | 25.05 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 23.7 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1979 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 1980 | 18.65 % change on previous year | -507.8% |
| 1981 | -14.3 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 1982 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1983 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +296.5% |
| 1984 | 20.85 % change on previous year | +358.6% |
| 1985 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 1986 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -272.0% |
| 1987 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -293.1% |
| 1988 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1989 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1990 | -14.86 % change on previous year | -722.2% |
| 1991 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 1992 | 6.65 % change on previous year | +79.8% |
| 1993 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +89.3% |
| 1994 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1995 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1996 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1997 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +195.4% |
| 1998 | 16.11 % change on previous year | +284.5% |
| 1999 | 15.17 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2000 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6192 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 2002 | 18.85 % change on previous year | +2944.6% |
| 2003 | -20 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2004 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2005 | 11.22 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 2006 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2007 | -7.78 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 2008 | 29.57 % change on previous year | -479.9% |
| 2009 | -13.21 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 2010 | -8.6 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 26.06 % change on previous year | -402.9% |
| 2012 | -21.54 % change on previous year | -182.7% |
| 2013 | -22.23 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 78.35 % change on previous year | -452.4% |
| 2015 | -34.14 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2016 | -21.51 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2017 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 2018 | -37.27 % change on previous year | +445.5% |
| 2019 | 108.76 % change on previous year | -391.8% |
| 2020 | 66.53 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2021 | -50.17 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 17.95 % change on previous year | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2944.6% | 0.6192 % change on previous year | 18.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.99 % change on previous year | -20.63 % change on previous year | 28.48 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.11 % change on previous year | -27.49 % change on previous year | 30.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9 % change on previous year | -14.3 % change on previous year | 20.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 % change on previous year | -14.86 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 29.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 % change on previous year | -37.27 % change on previous year | 108.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 % change on previous year | -50.17 % change on previous year | 66.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 36 Costa Rica 20.76 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Melanesia 19.88 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Paraguay 19.3 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Mauritius 17.45 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Guyana 17.19 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Belgium 16.96 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 140,628 t (2024)
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- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.28 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 17.95 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 108.76 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.17 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.