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Forest area — Sri Lanka

Forest area in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 21,035 km². Ranked 106 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.5%.

2023 21,035 km² −0.15% vs 2022
World rank 106of 213
Period maximum 23,503 km²1990
Period minimum 21,035 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Sri Lanka, 1990–202321,00022,00023,00024,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 23,503 km²1991: 23,319 km²1992: 23,135 km²1993: 22,952 km²1994: 22,768 km²1995: 22,584 km²1996: 22,400 km²1997: 22,216 km²1998: 22,032 km²1999: 21,848 km²2000: 21,664 km²2001: 21,601 km²2002: 21,539 km²2003: 21,476 km²2004: 21,413 km²2005: 21,350 km²2006: 21,287 km²2007: 21,225 km²2008: 21,162 km²2009: 21,099 km²2010: 21,036 km²2011: 21,087 km²2012: 21,137 km²2013: 21,187 km²2014: 21,238 km²2015: 21,288 km²2016: 21,257 km²2017: 21,225 km²2018: 21,193 km²2019: 21,162 km²2020: 21,130 km²2021: 21,099 km²2022: 21,067 km²2023: 21,035 km²
Change over the period: −2,468 (−10.5%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 21,035 km²
World 40.35M km²
South Asia 856,400 km²
Southern Asia computed 1.01M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 21,035 −32 −0.15%
2022 21,067 −32 −0.15%
2021 21,099 −32 −0.15%
2020 21,130 −32 −0.15%
2019 21,162 −32 −0.15%
2018 21,193 −32 −0.15%
2017 21,225 −32 −0.15%
2016 21,257 −32 −0.15%
2015 21,288 +50 +0.24%
2014 21,238 +50 +0.24%
2013 21,187 +50 +0.24%
2012 21,137 +50 +0.24%
2011 21,087 +50 +0.24%
2010 21,036 −63 −0.3%
2009 21,099 −63 −0.3%
2008 21,162 −63 −0.3%
2007 21,225 −63 −0.3%
2006 21,287 −63 −0.29%
2005 21,350 −63 −0.29%
2004 21,413 −63 −0.29%
2003 21,476 −63 −0.29%
2002 21,539 −63 −0.29%
2001 21,601 −63 −0.29%
2000 21,664 −184 −0.84%
1999 21,848 −184 −0.83%
1998 22,032 −184 −0.83%
1997 22,216 −184 −0.82%
1996 22,400 −184 −0.81%
1995 22,584 −184 −0.81%
1994 22,768 −184 −0.8%
1993 22,952 −184 −0.79%
1992 23,135 −184 −0.79%
1991 23,319 −184 −0.78%
1990 23,503 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 729,592 IR Iran 107,884 NP Nepal 59,620 PK Pakistan 36,019 BT Bhutan 27,310 LK Sri Lanka 21,035 BD Bangladesh 18,834 AF Afghanistan 12,084 MV Maldives 8
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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