Fertiliser use in Sri Lanka
Farmers in Sri Lanka used 160.6 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
160.6
Change from 2023
+4.3%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
57th of 190
Fertiliser use in Sri Lanka over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 160.6 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 153.9 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 153.9 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 153.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 299.0 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 190.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 138.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 117.4 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 126.3 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 190.1 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 261.3 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 174.0 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 205.9 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 257.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 229.0 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 257.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 311.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 288.5 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 291.3 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 255.3 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 287.0 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 259.2 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 309.7 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 271.0 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 274.3 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.3% from 153.9 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 261.3 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −38.6%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 57th highest value.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Cereal yield
4,068 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
48.8%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.21e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
34.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.59e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
54.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT