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Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 ha per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
100th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0 ha per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
0 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024

00001990200720241990: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1991: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1992: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1993: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1994: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1995: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1996: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1997: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1998: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1999: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2000: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2001: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2002: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2003: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2004: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2005: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2006: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2007: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2008: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2009: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2010: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2011: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2012: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2013: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2014: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2015: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2016: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2017: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2018: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2019: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2020: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2021: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2022: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2023: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2024: 0 ha per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 0 ha per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year ha per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
1991 0 ha per US$ of GDP -10.8%
1992 0 ha per US$ of GDP -7.2%
1993 0 ha per US$ of GDP -6.1%
1994 0 ha per US$ of GDP -11.8%
1995 0 ha per US$ of GDP -10.1%
1996 0 ha per US$ of GDP +496.0%
1997 0 ha per US$ of GDP -67.2%
1998 0 ha per US$ of GDP +113.5%
1999 0 ha per US$ of GDP +47.3%
2000 0 ha per US$ of GDP -64.6%
2001 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2002 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2003 0 ha per US$ of GDP +187.1%
2004 0 ha per US$ of GDP -79.9%
2005 0 ha per US$ of GDP -60.9%
2006 0 ha per US$ of GDP +15.1%
2007 0 ha per US$ of GDP -45.4%
2008 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2009 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2010 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2011 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2012 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2013 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2014 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2015 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2016 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2017 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2018 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2019 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2020 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2021 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2022 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2023 0 ha per US$ of GDP —
2024 0 ha per US$ of GDP -100.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP. (52 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +496.0% 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 5

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  4. 100 Aruba 0 ha per US$ of GDP
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  6. 100 Andorra 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  7. 100 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per US$ of GDP
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  9. 100 American Samoa 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  10. 100 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  11. 100 Belgium 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  12. 100 Burkina Faso 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  13. 100 Bahrain 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  14. 100 Bermuda 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  15. 100 Barbados 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  16. 100 Cayman Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  17. 100 Cyprus 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  18. 100 Germany 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  19. 100 Djibouti 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  20. 100 Dominica 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  21. 100 Denmark 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  22. 100 Egypt 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  23. 100 Eritrea 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  24. 100 Estonia 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  25. 100 Finland 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  26. 100 Faroe Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  27. 100 Gambia 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  28. 100 Grenada 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  29. 100 Greenland 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  30. 100 Guam 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  31. 100 Haiti 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  32. 100 Isle of Man 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  33. 100 Ireland 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  34. 100 Iraq 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  35. 100 Iceland 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  36. 100 Israel 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  37. 100 Jamaica 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  38. 100 Jordan 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  39. 100 Kazakhstan 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  40. 100 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  41. 100 Kiribati 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  42. 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  43. 100 Kuwait 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  44. 100 Lebanon 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  45. 100 Libya 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  46. 100 Saint Lucia 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  47. 100 Liechtenstein 0 ha per US$ of GDP
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  49. 100 Lithuania 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  50. 100 Luxembourg 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  51. 100 Latvia 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  52. 100 Maldives 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  53. 100 Marshall Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  54. 100 Malta 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  55. 100 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  56. 100 Mauritania 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  57. 100 Mauritius 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  58. 100 Namibia 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  59. 100 Niger 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  60. 100 Norway 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  61. 100 Oman 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  62. 100 Palau 0 ha per US$ of GDP
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  64. 100 Puerto Rico 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  65. 100 Palestine 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  66. 100 French Polynesia 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  67. 100 Qatar 0 ha per US$ of GDP
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  69. 100 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  70. 100 Singapore 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  71. 100 Solomon Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  72. 100 Somalia 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  73. 100 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  74. 100 Sweden 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  75. 100 Seychelles 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  76. 100 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  77. 100 Tajikistan 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  78. 100 Turkmenistan 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  79. 100 Tonga 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  80. 100 Tuvalu 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  81. 100 Uzbekistan 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  82. 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per US$ of GDP
  83. 100 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP
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  85. 100 Samoa 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  86. 100 Yemen 0 ha per US$ of GDP

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
Forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Unit
ha per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 6,212 data points, 1990–2024
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Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.