Environment in Sri Lanka

2,390 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% 102nd
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 99 1000 t 2023 up 54.7% 53rd
Freshwater Fish — Food 99 1000 t 2023 up 54.7% 53rd
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 4.29 kg/cap 2023 up 43.5% 52nd
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 32.48 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 197.2% 52nd
Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.05 LSU/ha 2023 down 28.6% 12th
Buffalo — Share in total livestock 16.98 %LSU 2023 down 11.5% 5th
Buffalo — Stocks 163,505 LSU 2023 down 14.1% 17th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 9.12 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 48.5% 47th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 76,475 million Kcal 2023 up 59.9% 51st
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.31 g/cap/d 2023 up 52.3% 46th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 10,988 t 2023 up 63.7% 51st
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.43 g/cap/d 2023 up 43.3% 48th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 3,617 t 2023 up 54.9% 51st
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 790 t 2016 50th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 544 1000 USD 2016 45th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 2.85 1000 USD 2017 down 66.9% 107th
Freshwater Fish — Production 98 1000 t 2023 up 58.1% 44th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged 86th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 0.9 t 2017 down 96.4% 114th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 45.2% 2025 up 0.0% 125th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 30.4% 2025 unchanged 131st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 58.0% 2025 up 0.1% 71st
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 43.9% 2025 unchanged 95th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 30.4% 2025 unchanged 140th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 45.2% 2025 up 0.0% 132nd
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 58.0% 2025 up 0.1% 75th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 4 m3 2016 down 97.0% 141st
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 9 1000 USD 2016 down 47.1% 121st
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 0.38 t 2024 down 96.5% 113th
NPK fertilizers — Export value 4.8 1000 USD 2024 down 64.9% 110th
Drivers of deforestation 58.41 hectares 2023 down 96.1% 94th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 27 t 2024 down 55.0% 135th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 86.1% 157th
Bagasse — Energy production 2,479 TJ 2024 up 116.0% 46th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 335.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 3.8% 70th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 15.38 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 7.3% 117th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 27 t 2024 down 55.0% 115th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 86.1% 129th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 106 1000 USD 2016 up 2,550.0% 68th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 536 m3 2016 up 436.0% 72nd
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 90.49 1000 ha 2024 up 365.2% 58th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 23 m3 2024 unchanged 72nd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 14 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 67th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production 11,000 t 2024 unchanged 42nd
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 722,596 million SLC 2024 up 151.5% 15th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 292,546 million SLC 2024 down 1.2% 17th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 1.17 2024 down 8.7% 28th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 1,880 TJ 2024 up 63.8% 40th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 311 m3 2024 down 43.1% 150th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 82 1000 USD 2024 down 59.0% 149th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 327 m3 2024 80th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 69 1000 USD 2024 84th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 257 m3 2024 down 89.0% 141st
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 123 1000 USD 2024 down 73.4% 131st
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 843 m3 2024 up 1,158.2% 115th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 85 1000 USD 2024 up 431.2% 130th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 2,121 1000 ha 2025 up 1.1% 97th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 34.28 % 2025 up 1.1% 99th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 6,186 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 114th