Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 6.09 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Sri Lanka is 6.09 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.61 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.96 kg/cap, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.98 kg/cap | 3.47 kg/cap | 4.76 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.36 kg/cap | 2.96 kg/cap | 5.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.11 kg/cap | 5.19 kg/cap | 6.68 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.77 kg/cap | 5.65 kg/cap | 8.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.58 kg/cap | 7.55 kg/cap | 10.15 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 kg/cap | 3.09 kg/cap | 10.57 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 kg/cap | 5.19 kg/cap | 10.61 kg/cap | 5 |
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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 nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Sri Lanka was 6.09 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 kg/cap in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf