Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.541 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 0.541 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 1.1 kg per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.296 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 | 0.3681 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4482 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3472 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3612 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3891 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4024 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3793 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4757 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4079 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4151 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4541 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3997 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4349 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4156 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.296 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3791 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4655 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5653 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5295 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6169 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5199 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5194 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5394 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6496 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6544 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.631 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6528 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6593 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6679 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5651 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5816 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6105 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6758 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7166 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.66 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6566 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6713 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7648 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8646 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8162 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8084 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9508 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7551 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8126 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8981 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8611 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7886 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per person | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8755 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7955 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9966 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.776 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6206 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 kg per person | +76.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7156 kg per person | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5553 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5115 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3176 kg per person | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 0.659 kg per person | +107.5% |
| 2020 | 1.09 kg per person | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5381 kg per person | -50.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5375 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.541 kg per person | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.541 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.541 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4052 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% | 0.3176 kg per person | 0.659 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3977 kg per person | 0.3472 kg per person | 0.4757 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4355 kg per person | 0.296 kg per person | 0.5653 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6111 kg per person | 0.5194 kg per person | 0.6679 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6767 kg per person | 0.5651 kg per person | 0.8646 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8581 kg per person | 0.7551 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7044 kg per person | 0.3176 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6771 kg per person | 0.5375 kg per person | 1.09 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 0.541 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 1.1 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 0.296 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.