Environment in Sri Lanka

2,406 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 47th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 48th
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 9,316 1000 USD 2018 up 98.1% 27th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 173,445 t 2018 up 109.5% 3rd
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 121,975 1000 USD 2018 up 95.3% 2nd
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 4,567 t 2018 up 322.1% 40th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,374 1000 USD 2018 up 34.0% 50th
Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2024 up 168.8% 88th
Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 16,415 1000 USD 2018 up 1,244.4% 56th
Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,683 t 2018 up 935.9% 45th
Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,790 1000 USD 2018 up 781.8% 53rd
Superphosphates above 35% — Export quantity 1.84 t 2016 down 8.0% 64th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export value 0.8 1000 USD 2016 down 2.4% 59th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous -2 m3 2018 88th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 15 1000 USD 2018 down 94.9% 31st
Insecticides — Export quantity 425.02 t 2007 up 1,625.0% 60th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 3.53 t 2024 down 33.8% 95th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 113.8 1000 USD 2024 up 47.3% 81st
Ethylene dichloride — Import quantity 0.0042 t 2019 down 93.0% 84th
Ethylene dichloride — Import value 0.0309 1000 USD 2019 down 93.7% 84th
Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 47,654 1000 USD 2018 up 62.2% 13th
Disinfectants, etc — Export value 7.63 1000 USD 2007 down 69.5% 109th
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 3,441 t 2018 up 174.2% 33rd
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 3,369 1000 USD 2018 up 143.4% 33rd
Switzerland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 56 1000 USD 2017 down 70.1% 87th
T�rkiye — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 306 1000 USD 2018 up 2,450.0% 97th
France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 1 1000 USD 2017 down 99.4% 126th
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,130 1000 USD 2018 up 42.3% 21st
Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 1st
Portugal — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 309 1000 USD 2018 down 13.7% 102nd
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 1 1000 USD 2018 down 97.9% 121st
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 2 m3 2018 down 98.3% 116th
Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 16,071 1000 USD 2018 down 50.9% 11th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 129,582 t 2021 up 26.3% 18th
Above-ground forest biomass 62.52 tonnes per hectare 2025 up 0.4% 168th
Poland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,223 1000 USD 2018 up 378.1% 71st
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2018 38th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2018 61st
Above-ground biomass in forest 62.52 2025 up 0.4% 181st
Forest area 2,121 2025 up 1.1% 116th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 34.3% 2025 up 1.1% 118th
Share of forest area within protected areas 69.5% 2025 up 17.4% 9th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 69.5% 2025 up 17.4% 10th
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 13 1000 USD 2018 up 333.3% 105th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 132 1000 USD 2018 up 1,000.0% 87th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 98 m3 2018 up 444.4% 78th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,729 t 2018 down 74.8% 35th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,968 1000 USD 2018 down 68.4% 36th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 57,278 m3 2018 down 61.8% 35th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 87 1000 USD 2018 up 335.0% 70th
Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st
South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 12 1000 USD 2018 down 99.5% 112th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 62nd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 13,319 1000 USD 2018 down 53.9% 46th
Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity 0.014 t 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Hazardous pesticides — Export value 0.4052 1000 USD 2024 down 99.9% 80th
Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 608 1000 USD 2018 down 87.4% 50th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 53rd
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 151 m3 2018 up 15,000.0% 82nd
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 168 1000 USD 2018 up 16,700.0% 84th