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Table 409 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
Paddy: Extent Sown (Application of Fertilizer) (1994-2004)
pro 409e						(ha )
Year                  Fertilizer	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Maha
Chemical Fertilizer Only	491,967	497,032	430,925	409,804	488,535	474,460	479,737	395,106	413,212	487,194	419,755
Organic Fertilizer Only	4,324	3,457	4,176	1,259	2,842	5,239	3,136	1,664	2,578	3,087	3,255
Both Chemical and Organic Fertilizer	19,589	18,763	16,725	15,273	37,373	41,106	44,253	50,873	62,679	89,868	92,739
None	22,515	13,909	13,012	4,413	5,338	8,904	8,450	8,215	9,548	9,021	4,913
Total	538,395	533,161	464,838	430,749	534,088	529,709	535,576	455,858	488,017	589,170	520,662
Yala
Chemical Fertilizer Only	305,036	304,369	230,419	228,481	243,091	310,631	291,226	259,363	278,236	295,187	184581*
Organic Fertilizer Only	2,826	2,788	970	2,391	1,435	2,378	1,236	2,412	2,062	3,072	2859*
Both Chemical and Organic Fertilizer	12,881	13,051	9,701	12,182	11,775	20,530	30,722	44,524	42,313	71,105	63493*
None	12,631	10,098	2,256	4,449	2,813	9,568	3,097	9,337	9,846	11,118	6726*
Total	333,374	330,306	243,346	247,503	259,114	343,107	326,281	315,636	332,457	380,482	257,880
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Department of Censes & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Key :
＊= 221ha were excluded due to tube well irrigation in Mannar district
Note:
Other than
From 1998 to 2002 :  Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu and Kilinochchi districts.
Revised:  2008(y)/05(m)/15(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka