Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sri Lanka is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +85.8% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +66.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +121.5% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +75.8% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 kt per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 kt per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 kt per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +121.5% | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Sri Lanka was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.