Forest land — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forest land — Area was 2,121 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2,121 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,370 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,098 1000 ha, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 111th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,307 1000 ha | 2,245 1000 ha | 2,370 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,197 1000 ha | 2,163 1000 ha | 2,231 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,125 1000 ha | 2,098 1000 ha | 2,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,133 1000 ha | 2,121 1000 ha | 2,145 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 108 Dominican Republic 2,257 1000 ha compare
- 109 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,162 1000 ha compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 2,100 1000 ha compare
- 113 Hungary 2,087 1000 ha compare
- 114 Malawi 2,032 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Sri Lanka?
- Forest land — area in Sri Lanka was 2,121 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,370 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,098 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forest land — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 111th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.