Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 18,528 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 18,528 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Sri Lanka peaked at 20,935 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,528 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,211 Square kilometres | 19,487 Square kilometres | 20,935 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,169 Square kilometres | 19,013 Square kilometres | 19,326 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,822 Square kilometres | 18,667 Square kilometres | 18,978 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,580 Square kilometres | 18,528 Square kilometres | 18,632 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 92 Bangladesh 17,253 Square kilometres compare
- 93 Uganda 17,195 Square kilometres compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 14,373 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Sri Lanka?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Sri Lanka was 18,528 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20,935 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,528 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata