Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 19.42 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 19.42 kg/ha for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 36.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka peaked at 50.47 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.15 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 195 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.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.98 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 17.75 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 17.81 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.07 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1965 | 18.35 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 1966 | 20.5 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 17.81 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 23.14 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1969 | 13.23 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 1970 | 17.63 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 18 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 16.37 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 16.53 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 16.32 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.2 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 1976 | 14.56 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1977 | 11.94 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 14.94 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 17.86 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 24.08 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 21.62 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 24.23 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 26.64 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 28.36 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 29.4 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 28.78 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 31.56 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 32.67 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 32.39 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 26.1 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 26.53 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 27.01 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 30.37 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 31.24 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 29.56 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 31.06 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 29.71 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 32.62 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 32.35 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 30.94 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 28.39 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 32.14 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 29.86 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 32.91 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 30.39 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 40.06 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 39.96 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.31 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 34.69 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 26.64 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 27.38 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2013 | 23.72 kg/ha | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 21.43 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 25.08 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 8.15 kg/ha | -67.5% |
| 2017 | 11.12 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 33.68 kg/ha | +202.9% |
| 2019 | 32.54 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 50.47 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 32.97 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 32.97 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.46 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 19.42 kg/ha | -36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.85 kg/ha | 13.23 kg/ha | 23.14 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.54 kg/ha | 11.2 kg/ha | 18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.97 kg/ha | 21.62 kg/ha | 32.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.66 kg/ha | 26.1 kg/ha | 32.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.36 kg/ha | 28.39 kg/ha | 44.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.74 kg/ha | 8.15 kg/ha | 33.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.26 kg/ha | 19.42 kg/ha | 50.47 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka was 19.42 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 50.47 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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