Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 11.2 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.2 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 150 countries
All-time high
11.68 m3 per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
7.14 m3 per square kilometre
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 11.2 m3 per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.68 m3 per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.14 m3 per square kilometre, in 1969.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.15 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.5 m3 per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 9.63 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 9.92 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 10.22 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 8.36 m3 per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 7.96 m3 per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 8.08 m3 per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 7.14 m3 per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 7.57 m3 per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 7.59 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.93 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7.89 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 8.07 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 8.26 m3 per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 7.86 m3 per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 7.8 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 8.87 m3 per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 9.46 m3 per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 10.75 m3 per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 10.26 m3 per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 10.66 m3 per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 11.5 m3 per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 10.79 m3 per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 10.9 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 10.58 m3 per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 10.83 m3 per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 11.08 m3 per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 11.34 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10.49 m3 per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 10.15 m3 per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 10.46 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.54 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.66 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.95 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.06 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.16 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.06 m3 per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 10.14 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.99 m3 per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.28 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.28 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.68 m3 per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 11.2 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.89 m3 per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 11.2 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.2 m3 per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.89 m3 per square kilometre | 7.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10.22 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.13 m3 per square kilometre | 7.57 m3 per square kilometre | 9.46 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.87 m3 per square kilometre | 10.26 m3 per square kilometre | 11.5 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 m3 per square kilometre | 10.06 m3 per square kilometre | 11.16 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.12 m3 per square kilometre | 10.99 m3 per square kilometre | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.23 m3 per square kilometre | 11.13 m3 per square kilometre | 11.68 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | 11.2 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 11.2 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.68 m3 per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 m3 per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industrial roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Industrial roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.