Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.62 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.62 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.29 kg per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8879 kg per person, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1963 | 1.04 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 1.08 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 1.17 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 1.21 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 1.14 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.43 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1969 | 1.22 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 1.25 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.36 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8879 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 1.14 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 1.4 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 1.7 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 1.59 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.85 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 1.56 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 1.56 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.62 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.95 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 1.96 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.89 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.96 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.98 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.7 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 1.74 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.83 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.03 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 2.15 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.98 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.97 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.01 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.29 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 2.59 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 2.45 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.43 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.85 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 2.27 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 2.44 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2.69 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 2.58 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.37 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 3.05 kg per person | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 2.63 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 2.39 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.99 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 2.33 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 1.86 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 3.29 kg per person | +76.7% |
| 2015 | 2.15 kg per person | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 1.67 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 1.53 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9529 kg per person | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 1.98 kg per person | +107.5% |
| 2020 | 3.28 kg per person | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 1.61 kg per person | -50.7% |
| 2022 | 1.61 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.62 kg per person | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.62 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.62 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.22 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 | +107.5% | 0.9529 kg per person | 1.98 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 kg per person | 0.8879 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 2.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 3.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 kg per person | 0.9529 kg per person | 3.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 3.28 kg per person | 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) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka was 1.62 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 kg per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8879 kg per person in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.