Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.2323 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -0.2323 % change on previous year for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4472 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.6183 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5823 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.5857 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.5891 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.5926 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5961 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.5997 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6033 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.607 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6107 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6145 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.6183 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | -0.337 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2003 | -0.3382 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3389 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.3405 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.3417 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3428 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.344 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3447 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.3464 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.3476 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -0.5353 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5381 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5415 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -0.544 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -0.0621 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4472 % change on previous year | -820.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4457 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4433 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4413 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0373 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2303 % change on previous year | +517.7% |
| 2023 | -0.2313 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.2313 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.2323 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +820.3% | -0.0621 % change on previous year | 0.4472 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -517.7% | -0.0373 % change on previous year | -0.2303 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -108.4% | 0.4413 % change on previous year | -0.0373 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +88.6% | -0.544 % change on previous year | -0.0621 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -54.0% | -0.3476 % change on previous year | -0.5353 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +45.5% | -0.6183 % change on previous year | -0.337 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5963 % change on previous year | -0.6107 % change on previous year | -0.5823 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3961 % change on previous year | -0.6183 % change on previous year | -0.337 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1579 % change on previous year | -0.544 % change on previous year | 0.4472 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0869 % change on previous year | -0.2323 % change on previous year | 0.4413 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 182 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.2025 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Zambia -0.2157 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Colombia -0.2232 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Ecuador -0.2433 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Vanuatu -0.2613 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.2688 % change on previous year compare
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 carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -0.2323 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4472 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6183 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.