Phosphate rock — Production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Phosphate rock — Production was 48,174 t in 2019. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Production in Sri Lanka, 2002–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 48,174 t for phosphate rock — production in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — production in Sri Lanka peaked at 57,537 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34,510 t, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37,664 t | — |
| 2003 | 37,586 t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 38,336 t | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 39,437 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 42,489 t | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 42,832 t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 54,577 t | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 57,537 t | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 54,827 t | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 34,510 t | -37.1% |
| 2017 | 46,150 t | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 48,174 t | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 48,174 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -37.1% | 54,827 t | 34,510 t |
| 2017 | +33.7% | 34,510 t | 46,150 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,724 t | 37,586 t | 42,832 t | 6 |
| 2010s | 49,136 t | 34,510 t | 57,537 t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 4 Tunisia 3.66 million t compare
- 5 Algeria 1.27 million t compare
- 6 Senegal 587,216 t compare
- 8 India 45,000 t compare
- 9 Albania 0 t
- 9 Bermuda 0 t
- 9 Bulgaria 0 t
- 9 Cyprus 0 t
- 9 Czechia 0 t
- 9 Denmark 0 t
- 9 El Salvador 0 t
- 9 French Polynesia 0 t
- 9 Ghana 0 t
- 9 Greece 0 t
- 9 Iceland 0 t
- 9 Luxembourg 0 t
- 9 Malawi 0 t
- 9 Malaysia 0 t
- 9 Malta 0 t
- 9 Mauritius 0 t
- 9 Pakistan 0 t
- 9 Peru 0 t compare
- 9 Philippines 0 t
- 9 Portugal 0 t
- 9 Romania 0 t
- 9 Slovenia 0 t
- 9 Ukraine 0 t
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 — production in Sri Lanka?
- Phosphate rock — production in Sri Lanka was 48,174 t in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 57,537 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,510 t in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for phosphate rock — production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is phosphate rock — production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Phosphate rock — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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