Environment in Sri Lanka 2,390 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita 0.0087 t per person 2024 up 2.9% 65th Total fibre furnish — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.1% 43rd Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Export 13 1000 USD 2024 up 550.0% 131st Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Export value 14 1000 USD 2024 up 600.0% 159th Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 1st Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 8.58 ODP tonnes 2021 down 47.5% 58th Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 91.5% 2024 up 2.7% 186th Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 90.2% 2024 up 3.0% 169th People using at least a basic drinking water source 20.84 million people 2024 up 10.5% 56th People not using improved drinking water sources 1.97 million people 2024 down 16.1% 36th Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 8.5% 2024 down 21.8% 46th Share of the population using improved water sources 91.5% 2024 up 2.7% 186th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Production 2,600 t 2024 unchanged 48th Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Export value 1,625 1000 USD 2024 up 1,508.9% 72nd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 16.7 Mt CO2e 2023 up 75.1% 107th Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Export value 60 1000 USD 2024 down 77.4% 117th Composite paper and paperboard (export/import) — Import value 2,160 1000 USD 2024 up 122.5% 59th Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 53,192 t 2024 up 29.7% 52nd Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 46,184 1000 USD 2024 up 24.3% 59th Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Export value 838 1000 USD 2024 up 1,132.3% 106th Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Export 4,895 1000 USD 2024 up 533.2% 48th Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Export 598 1000 USD 2024 down 38.1% 109th Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity 2,958 m3 2024 up 5.6% 71st Wood chips, particles and residues — Export value 398 1000 USD 2024 down 63.5% 63rd Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Export value 5,638 1000 USD 2024 down 66.3% 67th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 534 t 2024 down 67.6% 116th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 599 1000 USD 2024 down 56.6% 124th Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 31 1000 USD 2024 down 46.6% 174th Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 88.4% 2024 up 3.5% 106th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 1.88 million people 2024 down 17.1% 36th Grassland — Area from MODIS 509.32 1000 ha 2024 down 8.1% 115th Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 839.3 1000 ha 2024 up 16.7% 83rd Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 58.95 1000 ha 2024 up 6.1% 95th Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 5,044 1000 ha 2024 down 1.9% 71st Mangroves — Area from MODIS 20.2 1000 ha 2024 up 39.8% 57th Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0.41 1000 ha 2024 down 64.3% 111th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 34.12 1000 ha 2024 up 65.1% 87th Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 4.45 1000 ha 2024 down 34.6% 99th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 46th Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 172.07 1000 ha 2024 up 1.6% 75th Temporary crops — Area 1,334 1000 ha 2024 up 5.7% 98th Temporary fallow — Area 4.25 1000 ha 2024 down 10.0% 170th Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 33.75 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% 108th Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 2,361 t 2024 up 13.3% 72nd Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 1,566 1000 USD 2024 up 16.6% 74th Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 897 m3 2024 down 99.3% 80th Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 167 1000 USD 2024 down 99.7% 87th Case materials — Import quantity 119,482 t 2024 down 20.8% 65th Case materials — Import value 54,817 1000 USD 2024 down 27.6% 70th Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 32,597 1000 USD 2024 up 184.2% 71st Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 237,893 t 2024 down 26.8% 65th Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 158,352 1000 USD 2024 down 19.6% 73rd Cartonboard — Import quantity 79,367 t 2024 down 45.1% 54th Cartonboard — Import value 66,628 1000 USD 2024 down 30.2% 75th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 — 109th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 — 109th Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 577 1000 USD 2024 down 47.6% 124th Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 546 1000 USD 2024 down 47.7% 105th Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 14,360 t 2024 up 5,423.1% 79th Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 6,925 1000 USD 2024 up 1,339.7% 88th ← Previous Page 20 of 40 Next →