Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use was 50,054 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 50,054 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 36.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 119,721 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,829 t, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 210 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 | 32,137 t | 25,000 t | 43,558 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,012 t | 21,500 t | 34,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,800 t | 41,300 t | 62,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,075 t | 49,581 t | 61,618 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,448 t | 54,244 t | 95,612 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,470 t | 18,829 t | 79,884 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,875 t | 50,054 t | 119,721 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 50,054 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 119,721 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,829 t in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use. 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