Environment in Sri Lanka

2,390 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Urea — Import value 106,490 1000 USD 2024 down 37.9% 36th
Urea — Import quantity 270,090 t 2024 down 40.5% 35th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 0.3961 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 74th
Hardboard — Export quantity 741 m3 2024 up 56.0% 59th
Hardboard — Export value 213 1000 USD 2024 up 12.7% 65th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 0.2182 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 83rd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 146th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 151st
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.1% 33rd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 8 m3 2024 down 69.2% 164th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 6 1000 USD 2024 down 95.9% 165th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 102nd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 23,257 1000 USD 2024 up 16.1% 49th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 6.05 USD/m3 2023 up 14.4% 126th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 987.19 t 2024 down 76.0% 106th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 1,111 1000 USD 2024 down 60.1% 100th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 59,742 t 2024 up 2.8% 48th
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 64,738 t 2024 down 15.6% 42nd
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 13,893 1000 USD 2024 down 0.1% 45th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 432.52 t 2024 up 38.5% 72nd
Potassium nitrate — Import value 531.26 1000 USD 2024 up 22.8% 72nd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.32 USD/m3 2023 up 18.5% 88th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 236,430 hectares 2025 up 27.6% 76th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 537.71 t 2024 down 2.6% 59th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 415.8 1000 USD 2024 down 15.9% 65th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 1,546 t 2024 down 27.3% 86th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 1,033 1000 USD 2024 down 11.0% 87th
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 6.18 t 2024 down 44.8% 146th
Other NP compounds — Import value 17.79 1000 USD 2024 down 56.8% 138th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 48.45 1000 USD 2024 up 20,965.2% 114th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 58.2 1000 USD 2024 down 70.0% 117th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 50.05 t 2024 112th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 49.67 t 2024 down 80.1% 119th
Share using safely managed drinking water 46.9% 2024 down 0.9% 126th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 12.26 million people 2024 up 8.1% 33rd
Drinking water service usage 46.9% 2024 down 0.9% 126th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.15 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 1.6% 118th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 9.2 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 8.2% 76th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 62,035 t 2024 down 7.6% 10th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 24,081 1000 USD 2024 up 6.3% 6th
PK compounds — Import value 18.69 1000 USD 2024 down 75.4% 136th
PK compounds — Import quantity 25.13 t 2024 down 1.7% 132nd
Sodium nitrate — Import value 724.23 1000 USD 2024 up 2,785.4% 38th
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 914.85 t 2024 up 1,729.0% 34th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 205,394 million SLC 2023 up 208.3% 22nd
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 627.15 million USD 2023 up 21.5% 50th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 650.15 million USD 2023 up 26.3% 48th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 44.92 1000 USD 2024 down 94.0% 96th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 92.86 1000 ha 2024 up 48.3% 69th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 3.08 % 2024 up 35.1% 56th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 180.44 t 2024 down 94.4% 79th
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 1.17 t 2024 down 82.7% 147th
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 1.3 1000 USD 2024 down 96.3% 154th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 2.75 t per square kilometre 2023 up 11.2% 31st
Phosphate rock — Import value 1.5 1000 USD 2024 down 48.3% 126th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 3.65 % 2023 down 7.6% 31st
Phosphate rock — Import quantity 1.14 t 2024 down 93.1% 126th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 0.95 t 2024 down 99.9% 112th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 6.95 1000 USD 2024 down 98.7% 106th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 2,403 million USD 2024 up 9.2% 36th