Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0317 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 174 countries on this measure, 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0252 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0317 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0291 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0294 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.025 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0257 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0234 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.031 kg per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0222 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0241 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.02 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0198 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0146 kg per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0159 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0296 kg per US$ of GDP | +85.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.017 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | +66.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +121.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | +75.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP, 84% of 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 | +121.5% | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0273 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0195 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0317 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 174 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 14.6%. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.