What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Philippines and Sri Lanka?

0.0003 tonnes per person, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Philippines

0.0057 tonnes per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.0054 tonnes per person

in 2023

Philippines rank

88th

Sri Lanka rank

89th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

Philippines
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0057 tonnes per person against 0.0054 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Philippines ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 195 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0018 tonnes per person	0.004 tonnes per person	0.0022 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.0038 tonnes per person	0.0044 tonnes per person	0.0005 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.0049 tonnes per person	0.0061 tonnes per person	0.0012 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.006 tonnes per person	0.0068 tonnes per person	0.0008 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0058 tonnes per person	0.0086 tonnes per person	0.0028 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0057 tonnes per person	0.007 tonnes per person	0.0013 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.0064 tonnes per person	0.0068 tonnes per person	0.0003 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Philippines or Sri Lanka?: Philippines, at 0.0057 tonnes per person against 0.0054 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Philippines and Sri Lanka?: 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?: Philippines ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.