Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 236,430 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sri Lanka stood at 236,430 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sri Lanka peaked at 271,340 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 185,270 hectares, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 255,860 hectares | 240,380 hectares | 271,340 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 222,338 hectares | 207,735 hectares | 236,940 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,268 hectares | 185,270 hectares | 226,198 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,430 hectares | 236,430 hectares | 236,430 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 37.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.7 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6851 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0737 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0632 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sri Lanka?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sri Lanka was 236,430 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 271,340 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,270 hectares in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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