Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 1.63 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.63 kg per square kilometre for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.31 kg per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.192 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3364 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.192 kg per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1963 | 0.385 kg per square kilometre | +100.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3444 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2622 kg per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4058 kg per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6847 kg per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9273 kg per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1969 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1970 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 1999 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 2001 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2003 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.63 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13 kg per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.63 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 37.06 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.553 kg per square kilometre | 0.192 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.43 kg per square kilometre | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 2.83 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 1.63 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.192 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues 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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.