Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
96th
of 215 countries
All-time high
108.76 % change on previous year
in 2019
All-time low
-50.17 % change on previous year
in 2021
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka peaked at 108.76 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -50.17 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 96th out of 215 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 24.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -20.63 % change on previous year | -183.3% |
| 1964 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 1965 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1966 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1967 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 1968 | 28.48 % change on previous year | -928.9% |
| 1969 | -12.23 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 1970 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1971 | 11.76 % change on previous year | +188.2% |
| 1972 | -10.18 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1973 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1974 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1975 | -27.49 % change on previous year | +940.8% |
| 1976 | 30.42 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 1977 | 25.05 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 23.7 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1979 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 1980 | 18.65 % change on previous year | -507.8% |
| 1981 | -14.3 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 1982 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1983 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +296.5% |
| 1984 | 20.85 % change on previous year | +358.6% |
| 1985 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 1986 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -272.0% |
| 1987 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -293.1% |
| 1988 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1989 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1990 | -14.86 % change on previous year | -722.2% |
| 1991 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 1992 | 6.65 % change on previous year | +79.8% |
| 1993 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +89.3% |
| 1994 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1995 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1996 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1997 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +195.4% |
| 1998 | 16.11 % change on previous year | +284.5% |
| 1999 | 15.17 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2000 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6192 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 2002 | 18.85 % change on previous year | +2944.6% |
| 2003 | -20 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2004 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2005 | 11.22 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 2006 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2007 | -7.78 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 2008 | 29.57 % change on previous year | -479.9% |
| 2009 | -13.21 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 2010 | -8.6 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 26.06 % change on previous year | -402.9% |
| 2012 | -21.54 % change on previous year | -182.7% |
| 2013 | -22.23 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 78.35 % change on previous year | -452.4% |
| 2015 | -34.14 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2016 | -21.51 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2017 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 2018 | -37.27 % change on previous year | +445.5% |
| 2019 | 108.76 % change on previous year | -391.8% |
| 2020 | 66.53 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2021 | -50.17 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is -0.0002 % change on previous year. (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2944.6% | 0.6192 % change on previous year | 18.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.99 % change on previous year | -20.63 % change on previous year | 28.48 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.11 % change on previous year | -27.49 % change on previous year | 30.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9 % change on previous year | -14.3 % change on previous year | 20.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 % change on previous year | -14.86 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 29.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 % change on previous year | -37.27 % change on previous year | 108.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 % change on previous year | -50.17 % change on previous year | 66.53 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0032 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Madagascar 0.0014 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Mongolia 0.0002 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 France 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Greenland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Singapore 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Martinique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 China, Taiwan Province of 0 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Réunion 0 % change on previous year 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 0 % change on previous year 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 108.76 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.17 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 215 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 up 100.0%. 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.