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 ← Previous 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