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 117th out of 199 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
- 114 Cuba 2 t compare
- 115 Montenegro 1 t compare
- 116 Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.28 t compare
- 117 Afghanistan 0 t compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t compare
- 117 Argentina 0 t compare
- 117 Aruba 0 t compare
- 117 Azerbaijan 0 t compare
- 117 Bahamas 0 t compare
- 117 Bahrain 0 t compare
- 117 Bangladesh 0 t compare
- 117 Barbados 0 t compare
- 117 Belize 0 t compare
- 117 Bermuda 0 t compare
- 117 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 117 Brunei Darussalam 0 t compare
- 117 Burundi 0 t compare
- 117 Cambodia 0 t compare
- 117 Cameroon 0 t compare
- 117 Central African Republic 0 t
- 117 Chad 0 t compare
- 117 Comoros 0 t
- 117 Congo 0 t
- 117 Cook Islands 0 t
- 117 Cyprus 0 t compare
- 117 Djibouti 0 t
- 117 Dominica 0 t
- 117 Equatorial Guinea 0 t
- 117 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 117 Ethiopia 0 t
- 117 Faroe Islands 0 t
- 117 Fiji 0 t compare
- 117 French Guiana 0 t
- 117 French Polynesia 0 t
- 117 Gabon 0 t compare
- 117 Gambia 0 t compare
- 117 Greenland 0 t
- 117 Grenada 0 t compare
- 117 Guadeloupe 0 t
- 117 Guinea 0 t compare
- 117 Guinea-Bissau 0 t
- 117 Haiti 0 t
- 117 Iceland 0 t compare
- 117 Jamaica 0 t compare
- 117 Kiribati 0 t
- 117 Lesotho 0 t compare
- 117 Libya 0 t compare
- 117 Madagascar 0 t compare
- 117 Maldives 0 t
- 117 Malta 0 t compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 117 Martinique 0 t compare
- 117 Mauritania 0 t
- 117 Mongolia 0 t compare
- 117 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 117 Naoero 0 t compare
- 117 Nepal 0 t
- 117 New Caledonia 0 t
- 117 Nicaragua 0 t compare
- 117 Niger 0 t compare
- 117 Nigeria 0 t compare
- 117 Pakistan 0 t compare
- 117 Palau 0 t
- 117 Palestine 0 t compare
- 117 Papua New Guinea 0 t compare
- 117 Réunion 0 t
- 117 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 0 t compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 117 Samoa 0 t compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
- 117 Seychelles 0 t
- 117 Sierra Leone 0 t compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 0 t
- 117 South Sudan 0 t
- 117 Sudan 0 t compare
- 117 Sudan (former) 0 t
- 117 Suriname 0 t compare
- 117 Tajikistan 0 t compare
- 117 Tonga 0 t
- 117 Tuvalu 0 t
- 117 Vanuatu 0 t
- 117 Yemen 0 t compare
- 117 Zimbabwe 0 t compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 117th out of 199 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