Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 578.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 578.23 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,160 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 172.64 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174.34 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 217.52 kg per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1963 | 172.64 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1964 | 184.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 203.22 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 215.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 207.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 267.08 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 234.41 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 243.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 272.68 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 244.94 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 271.73 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 264.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 191.84 kg per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1976 | 250.2 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 312.87 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 387.02 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 369.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 438.21 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 375.54 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 379.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 397.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 479.89 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 486.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 474.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 497.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 507.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 519.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 442.06 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 458.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 488.9 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 550.44 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 592.25 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 554.57 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 562.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 586 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 680.4 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 783.6 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 753.34 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 758 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 900.89 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 720.73 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 780.9 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 868.55 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 838.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 773.12 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 1,002 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 869.39 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 794.59 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1,002 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 785.86 kg per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 611.16 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 2015 | 727.35 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 570.87 kg per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 531.87 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 333.78 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 696.8 kg per square kilometre | +108.8% |
| 2020 | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 2021 | 578.23 kg per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 578.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 578.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 578.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 578.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 408.88 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× 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 | +108.8% | 333.78 kg per square kilometre | 696.8 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 208.49 kg per square kilometre | 172.64 kg per square kilometre | 267.08 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 280.91 kg per square kilometre | 191.84 kg per square kilometre | 387.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 455.55 kg per square kilometre | 375.54 kg per square kilometre | 519.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 569.91 kg per square kilometre | 442.06 kg per square kilometre | 783.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 826.5 kg per square kilometre | 720.73 kg per square kilometre | 1,002 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 714.4 kg per square kilometre | 333.78 kg per square kilometre | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 723.79 kg per square kilometre | 578.23 kg per square kilometre | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 22 Uzbekistan 654.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Lithuania 610.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Romania 604.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Italy 577.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Malta 549.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 El Salvador 539.81 kg per square kilometre compare
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 578.23 kg per square kilometre 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 1,160 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 172.64 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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 5.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.