Environment in Sri Lanka

2,406 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 43.5% 2017 down 56.5% 141st
PK compounds — Export quantity 0.01 t 2023 down 98.1% 81st
PK compounds — Export value 0.14 1000 USD 2023 down 80.3% 78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.78 % 2023 down 16.8% 16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.77 % 2023 down 17.6% 35th
Thailand — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 8,854 1000 USD 2018 up 42.5% 25th
Spain — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 5,035 t 2018 up 6,273.4% 39th
Spain — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 5,929 1000 USD 2018 up 7,219.8% 41st
Finland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,059 1000 USD 2018 up 25.5% 88th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 1.24 million million SLC 2023 up 13.5% 24th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 9,149 million USD 2023 up 13.5% 48th
Forest certified for sustainable use 21,530 thousands of hectares 2024 up 41.8% 75th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 21.53 2024 up 41.8% 82nd
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 22.3% 2022 up 74.8% 68th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 43.7% 2022 up 174.3% 157th
Belgium — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,616 1000 USD 2018 up 17.6% 64th
Canada — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 7,297 1000 USD 2018 down 16.4% 43rd
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 1.05 t 2024 down 74.4% 103rd
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 11.66 1000 USD 2024 down 92.7% 103rd
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 0.0344 t 2024 down 99.2% 87th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 0.7133 1000 USD 2024 down 79.4% 101st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 50th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 49th
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 1,790 t 2021 down 62.1% 86th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 40 m3 2015 up 66.7% 103rd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 16 1000 USD 2015 up 300.0% 109th
Insecticides — Export value 350.16 1000 USD 2007 up 91.3% 77th
Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 382 t 2018 down 90.8% 94th
Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 335 1000 USD 2018 down 90.6% 94th
India — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 130,412 1000 USD 2018 up 79.2% 3rd
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,779 t 2018 up 34.8% 82nd
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,859 1000 USD 2018 up 18.3% 82nd
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.54 % 2023 down 55.2% 50th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.54 % 2023 down 55.2% 50th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 1,146 1000 USD 2018 up 2,062.3% 82nd
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 828 m3 2018 up 1,661.7% 83rd
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 1,073 million USD 2015 up 188.1% 33rd
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 145,714 million SLC 2015 up 519.0% 17th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 1,073 million USD 2015 up 357.9% 35th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 6,886 1000 USD 2018 up 4,400.6% 77th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 1 m3 2015 unchanged 58th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2015 45th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 6.32 % 2015 up 58.8% 7th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 21.44 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 15.3% 75th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 483 1000 USD 2018 up 24,050.0% 25th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 341 m3 2018 up 34,000.0% 58th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.2654 kilograms 2024 up 27.1% 52nd
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 1,061 1000 ha 2019 98th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 184.88 1000 ha 2019 67th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 21.81 1000 ha 2019 128th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 45.19 1000 ha 2019 101st
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 3.44 1000 ha 2019 92nd
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 109.5 1000 ha 2019 84th
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 75.41 1000 ha 2019 67th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 7 m3 2018 down 97.3% 123rd
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 21 1000 USD 2018 down 95.5% 107th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 9,354 t 2018 up 113.2% 17th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 6,656 1000 USD 2018 up 59.2% 19th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 2.01 t 2024 up 97.8% 93rd
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 15.37 1000 USD 2024 up 54.6% 91st