Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.8638 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8638 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.41 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.8638 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.36 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 1.15 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1964 | 1.16 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.14 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.17 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.18 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.2 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.19 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.22 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.18 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.2 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.2 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.17 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.15 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.21 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.24 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.31 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.3 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.33 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.26 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.28 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.22 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.26 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.26 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.22 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.22 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.28 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.28 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.2 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.19 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.24 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.26 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.26 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.23 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.25 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.29 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.27 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.24 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.23 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9886 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8801 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.981 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9993 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9223 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9097 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8638 kg/ha | -5.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8638 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8638 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8638 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.57 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kg/ha | 0.8801 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9423 kg/ha | 0.8638 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sri Lanka was 0.8638 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8638 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).