Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 116.92 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 116.92 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sri Lanka peaked at 122.36 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 116.35 Square kilometres, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 121st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 122.36 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 118.32 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 119.17 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 117.1 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 116.35 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 116.92 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.34 Square kilometres | 118.32 Square kilometres | 122.36 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 118.13 Square kilometres | 117.1 Square kilometres | 119.17 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 116.63 Square kilometres | 116.35 Square kilometres | 116.92 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 135.13 Square kilometres compare
- 119 Suriname 126.83 Square kilometres compare
- 120 Northern Mariana Islands 122.17 Square kilometres compare
- 122 Andorra 105.39 Square kilometres compare
- 123 Algeria 87.74 Square kilometres compare
- 124 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 84.91 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.008 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -9.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sri Lanka?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sri Lanka was 116.92 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 122.36 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.35 Square kilometres in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation