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