Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 79.02 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 79.02 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sri Lanka peaked at 88.36 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 77.84 million t, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.36 million t | — |
| 1991 | 87.83 million t | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 87.3 million t | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 86.76 million t | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.23 million t | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 85.7 million t | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 85.17 million t | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.64 million t | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.1 million t | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 83.57 million t | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 83.04 million t | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 82.75 million t | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.45 million t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.16 million t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.86 million t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.57 million t | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.28 million t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.98 million t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.69 million t | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.39 million t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.1 million t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.65 million t | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.2 million t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.74 million t | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.29 million t | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 77.84 million t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.26 million t | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.68 million t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.1 million t | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.52 million t | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.94 million t | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.76 million t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.57 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.39 million t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.2 million t | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.02 million t | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.97 million t | 83.57 million t | 88.36 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.72 million t | 80.39 million t | 83.04 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.94 million t | 77.84 million t | 80.1 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.48 million t | 79.02 million t | 79.94 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 109 Azerbaijan 92.54 million t compare
- 110 Rwanda 83.08 million t compare
- 111 Portugal 82.26 million t compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 78.31 million t compare
- 114 New Caledonia 75.31 million t compare
- 115 Saudi Arabia 69.56 million t compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sri Lanka?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sri Lanka was 79.02 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 88.36 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.84 million t in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.