Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,927 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1,927 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,868 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 575.46 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 581.12 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 725.05 kg per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1963 | 575.46 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1964 | 613.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 677.39 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 717.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 692.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 890.27 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 781.38 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 813.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 908.95 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 816.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 905.76 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 881.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 639.45 kg per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1976 | 834 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 1,231 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,324 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 1,622 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,583 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,657 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1,690 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1,731 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 1,528 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1,630 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1,835 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 1,974 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 1,849 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 1,875 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2,268 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 2,612 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 2,511 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 2,527 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,003 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 2,402 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 2,603 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 2,895 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2,795 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2,577 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 3,339 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 2,898 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 2,649 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 3,339 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 2,620 kg per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 3,633 kg per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 2015 | 2,425 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 1,903 kg per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 1,773 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 2,323 kg per square kilometre | +108.8% |
| 2020 | 3,868 kg per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 2021 | 1,927 kg per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 1,927 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,927 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,927 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,927 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,363 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | 2,323 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 694.97 kg per square kilometre | 575.46 kg per square kilometre | 890.27 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 936.37 kg per square kilometre | 639.45 kg per square kilometre | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | 1,731 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,900 kg per square kilometre | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | 2,612 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | 2,402 kg per square kilometre | 3,339 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,381 kg per square kilometre | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | 3,633 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,413 kg per square kilometre | 1,927 kg per square kilometre | 3,868 kg per square kilometre | 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sri Lanka was 1,927 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,868 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 575.46 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.