Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Fertilizer consumption
Ecuador
222,977 tonnes
in 2023
Sri Lanka
211,205 tonnes
in 2023
Ecuador rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 222,977 tonnes against 211,205 tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 11,772 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ecuador ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,929 tonnes | 97,353 tonnes | 70,423 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 53,893 tonnes | 109,141 tonnes | 55,248 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 72,301 tonnes | 183,632 tonnes | 111,332 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 115,424 tonnes | 207,796 tonnes | 92,372 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 240,232 tonnes | 283,941 tonnes | 43,709 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 330,864 tonnes | 246,069 tonnes | 84,795 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 323,434 tonnes | 260,956 tonnes | 62,478 tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 222,977 tonnes against 211,205 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 11,772 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Ecuador ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).