Environment in Sri Lanka 2,390 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 106.4% 86th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 60.2% 86th Other land — Area 1,043 1000 ha 2024 down 26.6% 139th Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.51 g/Int$ 2024 up 325.0% 114th Solid biofuels — Energy production 131,748 TJ 2024 down 18.2% 54th Fuelwood — Energy production 129,269 TJ 2024 down 19.2% 45th Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 41 t 2024 down 79.4% 110th Chemical wood pulp — Export value 87 1000 USD 2024 down 64.0% 95th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 13th Veneer sheets — Production 15,000 m3 2024 up 200.0% 78th Recovered paper — Export value 24,623 1000 USD 2024 down 25.2% 42nd Recovered paper — Export quantity 112,630 t 2024 down 26.7% 47th Total Bioenergy — Energy production 131,748 TJ 2024 down 18.2% 58th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 360 t 2024 up 592.3% 62nd Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 173 1000 USD 2024 up 652.2% 87th Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 131,149 TJ 2024 down 18.6% 44th Municipal water withdrawal 805.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 63rd Fuelwood — Energy consumption 129,269 TJ 2024 down 19.2% 30th Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 131,149 TJ 2024 down 18.6% 46th Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 4,584 t 2024 up 72.5% 96th Household and sanitary papers — Import value 5,596 1000 USD 2024 up 80.2% 104th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.3407 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.1% 42nd Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1122 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 290.3% 56th Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.107 t per square kilometre 2023 up 197.6% 60th Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0731 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 161.1% 70th Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0582 t per square kilometre 2023 up 64.9% 74th Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 22.68 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 13.3% 68th Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year 2024 — 148th Charcoal — Energy production 2.95 TJ 2007 — 139th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 24 t 2024 down 86.8% 102nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 33 1000 USD 2024 down 82.4% 97th Wood fuel — Import quantity 4 m3 2016 down 97.0% 156th Wood fuel — Import value 9 1000 USD 2016 down 47.1% 139th Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 18,528 Square kilometres 2023 down 1.8% 91st Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1103 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 279.9% 55th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1032 t per square kilometre 2023 up 189.3% 61st Land use hidden — Forest 21,035 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.7% 95th Land use hidden — Planted Forest 2,507 Square kilometres 2023 up 8.4% 58th Wood residues — Import quantity 7 m3 2024 down 96.8% 146th Wood residues — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 96.8% 146th Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0316 m3 per person 2024 down 5.9% 103rd Charcoal — Energy consumption 4.28 TJ 2007 up 45.0% 160th Annual freshwater withdrawals 12.95 billion billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged 40th Pulp for paper — Production 21,100 t 2024 unchanged 67th Graphic papers — Production 11,000 t 2024 unchanged 67th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0316 m3 per person 2024 down 5.9% 90th Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.8% 95th Wood residues — Export quantity 2,957 m3 2024 up 9.5% 52nd Wood residues — Export value 395 1000 USD 2024 down 39.3% 48th Wood fuel — Export quantity 1,094 m3 2024 up 536.0% 60th Wood fuel — Export value 103 1000 USD 2024 up 586.7% 72nd Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.8% 77th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 90.79 2022 unchanged 19th Printing and writing papers — Production 11,000 t 2024 unchanged 64th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 257 m3 2024 down 30.2% 133rd Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 123 1000 USD 2024 down 67.4% 124th Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 6.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 21.3% 147th Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.2% 35th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 311 m3 2024 down 95.5% 141st Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 82 1000 USD 2024 down 80.5% 141st ← Previous Page 17 of 40 Next →