15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 45.5 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Sri Lanka stood at 45.5 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Sri Lanka peaked at 45.5 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.7 km2, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 38.9 km2 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 37.7 km2 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 43.1 km2 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 44.6 km2 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 45.5 km2 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.75 km2 | 38.9 km2 | 42.6 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.8 km2 | 37.7 km2 | 44.6 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.5 km2 | 45.5 km2 | 45.5 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 94 Bangladesh 57.2 km2 compare
- 95 Afghanistan 54.4 km2 compare
- 96 Bhutan 50.3 km2 compare
- 97 Cuba 45.5 km2 compare
- 99 Poland 35.6 km2 compare
- 100 Isle of Man 33.4 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -10.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Sri Lanka?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Sri Lanka was 45.5 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7 km2 in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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