Environment in Sri Lanka

2,390 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 24,388 1000 USD 2024 up 52.7% 66th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 36,683 t 2024 up 33.5% 59th
Wrapping papers — Import value 35,341 1000 USD 2024 up 43.8% 64th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 59,333 1000 USD 2024 up 108.0% 76th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 1,564 1000 USD 2024 down 7.5% 111th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0011 t per person 2024 down 5.2% 90th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.2% 89th
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 459 t 2024 up 181.6% 93rd
Wrapping papers — Export value 474 1000 USD 2024 up 54.9% 96th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 552 1000 USD 2024 up 19.2% 136th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 19,385 1000 USD 2024 up 59.0% 81st
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 4,893 1000 USD 2024 down 44.4% 150th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 10,295 1000 USD 2024 up 38.7% 155th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0006 t per person 2024 down 5.2% 94th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.2% 93rd
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 83,298 1000 USD 2024 up 23.0% 106th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 46,565 1000 USD 2024 up 21.4% 80th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 3,532 1000 USD 2024 up 87.7% 106th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 4,183 1000 USD 2024 up 550.5% 133rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 2 t 2024 down 60.0% 125th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 90.0% 125th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 3.51 2021 down 47.5% 67th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 415 t 2024 up 641.1% 76th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 1,394 1000 USD 2024 up 932.6% 65th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 17 t 2024 unchanged 54th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 54 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 44th
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre 3.09 t per square kilometre 2023 up 10.0% 43rd
Case materials — Export quantity 13,343 t 2024 up 53,272.0% 65th
Case materials — Export value 6,076 1000 USD 2024 up 11,584.6% 68th
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 47 % 2024 unchanged 100th
Cartonboard — Export quantity 556 t 2024 up 729.9% 87th
Cartonboard — Export value 372 1000 USD 2024 up 300.0% 93rd
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 101st
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 101st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity 2,341 t 2024 up 1,743.3% 46th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export value 3,300 1000 USD 2024 up 1,316.3% 47th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Export quantity 5 t 2024 down 85.7% 105th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Export value 14 1000 USD 2024 down 56.2% 101st
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 26.2% 2023 up 59.8% 130th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 72.5% 2023 up 18.5% 137th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 35.4% 2023 up 46.3% 144th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -18.48 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 148th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 2,010 t 2024 down 1.0% 102nd
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 889.15 1000 USD 2024 down 16.5% 109th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 110th
Share of land covered by forest 34.3% 2025 up 1.1% 102nd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 25.8 USD/m3 2023 down 3.5% 125th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 66.28 USD/m3 2023 up 23.2% 86th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 90.79 % 2023 unchanged 18th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 3,790 t 2024 up 202.7% 89th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 2,721 1000 USD 2024 up 117.7% 103rd
Particle board — Production 0 m3 2024 90th
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 10,492 t 2024 up 115.1% 102nd
NPK fertilizers — Import value 7,584 1000 USD 2024 up 111.7% 105th
Land use 2.57 million hectares 2023 up 11.6% 80th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 79.31 % 2023 unchanged 14th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 5.65 % 2023 unchanged 50th
Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0.0078 t per person 2024 up 4.0% 62nd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 5.83 % 2023 unchanged 29th