Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0064 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0064 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.011 t per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.003 t per person, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 173 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, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 t per person | +21.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 t per person | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.004 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0048 t per person | +25.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 t per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.004 t per person | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.003 t per person | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 t per person | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 t per person | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 t per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 t per person | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 t per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 t per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 t per person | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 t per person | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 t per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.009 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 t per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 t per person | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 t per person | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.008 t per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.01 t per person | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 t per person | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 t per person | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.011 t per person | +76.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 t per person | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 t per person | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 t per person | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 t per person | +107.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 t per person | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 t per person | -50.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 t per person | +18.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0064 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0064 t per person, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0064 t per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0046 t per person, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 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 | +107.5% | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0066 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0048 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0086 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 t per person | 0.0076 t per person | 0.0102 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 0.011 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0109 t per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0064 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 t per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 t per person in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.