Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.2132 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2132 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3825 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2132 kg/ha, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3462 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3537 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2907 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2915 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2923 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.294 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3029 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3085 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3088 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3194 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.309 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3168 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3147 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3303 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.321 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3291 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3213 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3144 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3392 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.353 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3749 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3814 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3825 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3682 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3676 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3733 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3592 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3701 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3541 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3722 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3438 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.354 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3609 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3553 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3561 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3369 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3271 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3141 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3205 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3239 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3189 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3351 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3446 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.332 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3125 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3218 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3179 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3038 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.29 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2965 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2729 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.257 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2655 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2787 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.268 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2548 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2282 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2521 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2507 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2648 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2321 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2254 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2132 kg/ha | -5.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2132 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2591 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2132 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5161 kg/ha, 41% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3098 kg/ha | 0.2907 kg/ha | 0.3537 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3215 kg/ha | 0.309 kg/ha | 0.3392 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3684 kg/ha | 0.353 kg/ha | 0.3825 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3441 kg/ha | 0.3141 kg/ha | 0.3722 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3201 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 0.3446 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2624 kg/ha | 0.2282 kg/ha | 0.2965 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2339 kg/ha | 0.2132 kg/ha | 0.2648 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Sri Lanka was 0.2132 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3825 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2132 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 potassium 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 (%).