Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 140,628 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka stood at 140,628 t.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 239,288 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,087 t, in 1963.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,442 t | — |
| 1962 | 45,468 t | +24.8% |
| 1963 | 36,087 t | -20.6% |
| 1964 | 38,477 t | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 42,479 t | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 45,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 43,454 t | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 55,829 t | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 49,000 t | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 51,000 t | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 57,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 51,200 t | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 56,800 t | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 55,300 t | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 40,100 t | -27.5% |
| 1976 | 52,300 t | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 65,400 t | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 80,900 t | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 77,200 t | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 91,600 t | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 78,500 t | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 79,400 t | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 83,009 t | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 100,313 t | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 101,727 t | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 99,261 t | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 103,908 t | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 106,000 t | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 108,531 t | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 92,406 t | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 95,824 t | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 102,196 t | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 115,061 t | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 123,800 t | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 115,924 t | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 117,568 t | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 122,494 t | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 142,226 t | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 163,798 t | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 157,473 t | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 158,448 t | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 188,317 t | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 150,656 t | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 163,234 t | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 181,556 t | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 175,249 t | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 161,607 t | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 209,393 t | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 181,732 t | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 166,096 t | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 209,380 t | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 164,271 t | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 127,751 t | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 227,848 t | +78.4% |
| 2015 | 150,059 t | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 117,776 t | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 109,729 t | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 68,829 t | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 143,689 t | +108.8% |
| 2020 | 239,288 t | +66.5% |
| 2021 | 119,230 t | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 119,230 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 119,230 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 140,628 t | +17.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +108.8% | 68,829 t | 143,689 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,582 t | 36,087 t | 55,829 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,720 t | 40,100 t | 80,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,225 t | 78,500 t | 108,531 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,130 t | 92,406 t | 163,798 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,766 t | 150,656 t | 209,393 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,543 t | 68,829 t | 227,848 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,521 t | 119,230 t | 239,288 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 140,628 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 239,288 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,087 t in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.