Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.6% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2089 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -95.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +833.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -98.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | +131.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +157.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12378.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 1000 USD per square kilometre | -94.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | +337.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0197 1000 USD per square kilometre | +148.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2012 | 0.016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +110.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +84.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +268.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -83.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +13100.0% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +12378.1% | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2089 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +833.3% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0274 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2089 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 111 Zimbabwe 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 112 Morocco 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Togo 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 116 Zambia 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 Seychelles 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2089 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.