Urea — Import quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Urea — Import quantity was 270,090 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 270,090 t for urea — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 540,049 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 162,072 t, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Urea — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 322,243 t | — |
| 2003 | 309,638 t | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 274,999 t | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 301,911 t | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 354,376 t | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 280,436 t | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 416,165 t | +48.4% |
| 2009 | 332,222 t | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 358,713 t | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 420,426 t | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 314,749 t | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 244,736 t | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 453,691 t | +85.4% |
| 2015 | 440,101 t | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 211,184 t | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 200,793 t | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 247,010 t | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 377,929 t | +53.0% |
| 2020 | 540,049 t | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 162,072 t | -70.0% |
| 2022 | 241,987 t | +49.3% |
| 2023 | 324,181 t | +34.0% |
| 2024 | 270,090 t | -16.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 270,090 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,132 t, 29.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 270,090 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 190,780 t, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 323,999 t | 274,999 t | 416,165 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 326,933 t | 200,793 t | 453,691 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,676 t | 162,072 t | 540,049 t | 5 |
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 — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Urea — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 270,090 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 540,049 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest urea — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,072 t in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for urea — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 — Import quantity. 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