Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 million t per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, 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 land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 million t per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, 25% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 million t per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.