Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 83 Cuba 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Croatia 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Luxembourg 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Albania 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Tuvalu 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.