Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Sri Lanka stood at 0 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 201 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1992.
That places Sri Lanka 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 t | — |
| 1991 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 69 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 4 t | — |
| 2000 | 2 t | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 6 t | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 4 t | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 1 t | -75.0% |
| 2004 | 20 t | +1900.0% |
| 2005 | 54 t | +170.0% |
| 2006 | 56 t | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 41 t | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 201 t | +390.2% |
| 2009 | 91 t | -54.7% |
| 2010 | 89 t | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 99 t | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 70 t | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 6 t | -91.4% |
| 2014 | 22 t | +266.7% |
| 2015 | 4 t | -81.8% |
| 2016 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 24 t | +2300.0% |
| 2021 | 6 t | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 2 t | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 25 t | +1150.0% |
| 2024 | 0 t | -100.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18 t. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2300.0% | 1 t | 24 t |
| 2004 | +1900.0% | 1 t | 20 t |
| 2023 | +1150.0% | 2 t | 25 t |
| 2008 | +390.2% | 41 t | 201 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 t | 0 t | 69 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6 t | 1 t | 201 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2 t | 1 t | 99 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 t | 0 t | 25 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 124 Montenegro 1 t compare
- 125 Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.28 t compare
- 126 Afghanistan 0 t compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t compare
- 126 Argentina 0 t compare
- 126 Aruba 0 t compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 0 t compare
- 126 Bahamas 0 t compare
- 126 Bahrain 0 t compare
- 126 Bangladesh 0 t compare
- 126 Barbados 0 t compare
- 126 Belize 0 t compare
- 126 Bermuda 0 t compare
- 126 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 126 Brunei Darussalam 0 t compare
- 126 Burundi 0 t compare
- 126 Cabo Verde 0 t
- 126 Cambodia 0 t compare
- 126 Cameroon 0 t compare
- 126 Central African Republic 0 t
- 126 Chad 0 t compare
- 126 Comoros 0 t
- 126 Congo 0 t
- 126 Cook Islands 0 t
- 126 Cyprus 0 t compare
- 126 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 126 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t compare
- 126 Djibouti 0 t
- 126 Dominica 0 t
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 0 t
- 126 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 126 Ethiopia 0 t
- 126 Faroe Islands 0 t
- 126 Fiji 0 t compare
- 126 French Guiana 0 t
- 126 French Polynesia 0 t
- 126 Gabon 0 t compare
- 126 Gambia 0 t compare
- 126 Greenland 0 t
- 126 Grenada 0 t compare
- 126 Guadeloupe 0 t
- 126 Guinea 0 t compare
- 126 Guinea-Bissau 0 t
- 126 Haiti 0 t
- 126 Iceland 0 t compare
- 126 Jamaica 0 t compare
- 126 Kiribati 0 t
- 126 Lesotho 0 t compare
- 126 Libya 0 t compare
- 126 Madagascar 0 t compare
- 126 Maldives 0 t
- 126 Malta 0 t compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 126 Martinique 0 t compare
- 126 Mauritania 0 t
- 126 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 126 Mongolia 0 t compare
- 126 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 126 Naoero 0 t compare
- 126 Nepal 0 t
- 126 New Caledonia 0 t
- 126 Nicaragua 0 t compare
- 126 Niger 0 t compare
- 126 Nigeria 0 t compare
- 126 Pakistan 0 t compare
- 126 Palau 0 t
- 126 Palestine 0 t compare
- 126 Papua New Guinea 0 t compare
- 126 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 126 Réunion 0 t
- 126 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 0 t compare
- 126 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 126 Samoa 0 t compare
- 126 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
- 126 Seychelles 0 t
- 126 Sierra Leone 0 t compare
- 126 Solomon Islands 0 t
- 126 South Sudan 0 t
- 126 Sudan 0 t compare
- 126 Sudan (former) 0 t
- 126 Suriname 0 t compare
- 126 Tajikistan 0 t compare
- 126 Tonga 0 t
- 126 Tuvalu 0 t
- 126 Vanuatu 0 t
- 126 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 126 Yemen 0 t compare
- 126 Zimbabwe 0 t compare
- 126 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 126 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 126 Polynesia 0 t compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0202 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.11 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Sri Lanka was 0 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 201 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity. 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