Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 20,142 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, phosphate rock — export quantity in Sri Lanka stood at 20,142 t. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.9% on the previous year and up 22,379,400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 20,142 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1 t | — |
| 2004 | 1 t | +900.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 t | -99.0% |
| 2013 | 27.52 t | +91633.3% |
| 2014 | 0.09 t | -99.7% |
| 2015 | 0.29 t | +222.2% |
| 2016 | 0.69 t | +137.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2 t | -71.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 t | -95.0% |
| 2023 | 9,831 t | +98307900.0% |
| 2024 | 20,142 t | +104.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 20,142 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24 t, 839.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +98307900.0% | 0.01 t | 9,831 t |
| 2013 | +91633.3% | 0.03 t | 27.52 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 t | 0.1 t | 3 t | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.8 t | 0.03 t | 27.52 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 9,991 t | 0.01 t | 20,142 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 phosphate rock — export quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Sri Lanka was 20,142 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20,142 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22,379,400.0%. 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 Phosphate rock — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf