Urea — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Urea — Agricultural Use was 221,634 t in 2021. ▼ Falling
Urea — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 2002–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 221,634 t for urea — agricultural use in 2021.
The figure is down 53.7% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 478,533 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 176,727 t, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 129 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 376,256 t | — |
| 2003 | 288,956 t | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 322,843 t | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 318,760 t | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 345,035 t | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 319,927 t | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 438,827 t | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 382,756 t | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 358,713 t | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 420,426 t | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 321,052 t | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 176,727 t | -45.0% |
| 2017 | 211,349 t | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 317,915 t | +50.4% |
| 2019 | 274,776 t | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 478,533 t | +74.2% |
| 2021 | 221,634 t | -53.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 221,634 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,169 t, 10.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 221,634 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 182,558 t, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349,170 t | 288,956 t | 438,827 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 297,280 t | 176,727 t | 420,426 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 350,084 t | 221,634 t | 478,533 t | 2 |
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 urea — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Urea — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 221,634 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 478,533 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,727 t in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 129 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Urea — Agricultural Use. 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