Forestland — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 137th out of 191 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 29% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 134 El Salvador 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 135 Denmark 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 138 Malawi 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 139 Tonga 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 140 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0001 1000 ha per person 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 forestland — area, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.