Environment in Sri Lanka

2,390 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Wood pulp — Export value 87 1000 USD 2024 down 64.9% 104th
Newsprint — Export quantity 2 t 2024 down 94.6% 117th
Veneer sheets — Export quantity 12,044 m3 2024 up 2,747.3% 59th
Veneer sheets — Export value 1,558 1000 USD 2024 up 1,383.8% 76th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 77th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 down 4.1% 57th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 68.36 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 14.1% 24th
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre 68.36 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 14.1% 29th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 79.56 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 12.3% 30th
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 79.56 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 12.3% 48th
Pulp for paper — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 up 141.8% 87th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 up 89.4% 91st
Newsprint — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 93.8% 119th
Wood charcoal — Export value 449 1000 USD 2024 down 90.5% 80th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 up 82.9% 97th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person 2024 up 32.2% 95th
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.5534 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.3% 106th
Pulp for paper — Export quantity 41 t 2024 down 83.0% 121st
Pulp for paper — Export value 87 1000 USD 2024 down 67.2% 114th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.2% 44th
Wood charcoal — Export quantity 781 t 2024 down 91.0% 85th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 107th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 1,493 t 2024 up 650.3% 53rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 1,306 1000 USD 2024 up 867.4% 51st
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 2,761 t 2024 up 1,166.5% 70th
Printing and writing papers — Export value 4,708 1000 USD 2024 up 1,077.0% 66th
Pulp for paper — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 111.3% 88th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 65.5% 86th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0.1113 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,008.0% 74th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.2192 t per square kilometre 2023 up 5,798.8% 60th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 15.8% 150th
Wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 up 136.2% 88th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 up 83.3% 87th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 59.8% 96th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.5% 99th
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 0.0316 t per square kilometre 2023 up 17.7% 126th
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.18 kg/cap 2024 up 350.0% 128th
Other fibreboard — Export quantity 17 m3 2024 down 97.8% 99th
Other fibreboard — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 99.4% 108th
Wood charcoal — Import quantity 1,342 t 2024 down 95.7% 86th
Wood charcoal — Import value 835 1000 USD 2024 down 94.5% 84th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production 5,000 t 2024 unchanged 56th
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.59 kg/ha 2024 up 287.8% 103rd
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 15,546 t 2024 up 65.5% 82nd
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 47.67 t 2024 down 84.7% 115th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.6% 2024 up 404.0% 131st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 450.5% 2024 up 40.0% 31st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 32.7% 2024 down 20.8% 119th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 133.5% 2024 up 49.9% 73rd
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 71st
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 4,096 t 2024 up 339.0% 65th
Insecticides — Agricultural Use 308 t 2024 up 45.3% 89th
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 575 t 2024 up 2.7% 78th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square 0.0004 t per square kilometre 2023 up 322.4% 85th
Herbicides — Agricultural Use 3,213 t 2024 up 1,883.3% 43rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 14,452 t 2024 down 16.3% 53rd
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 78th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 down 137.5% 119th
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 95th
Forest land — Share in Land area 34.36 % 2024 up 2.1% 116th