Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC was 25.36 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Sri Lanka, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangroves — area from cci_lc in Sri Lanka is 25.36 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.36 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.88 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.88 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 20.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.94 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.97 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.94 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.93 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.97 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 20.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.27 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.61 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.63 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21.66 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.72 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.83 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.91 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.88 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.96 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.95 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.92 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 22.01 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.69 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 22.71 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.89 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.19 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.21 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.46 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 25.36 1000 ha | +8.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 25.36 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.56 1000 ha, 45.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 25.36 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.68 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.92 1000 ha | 20.88 1000 ha | 20.97 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.58 1000 ha | 20.97 1000 ha | 21.91 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.32 1000 ha | 21.89 1000 ha | 23.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.01 1000 ha | 23.21 1000 ha | 25.36 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 50 Ghana 29.92 1000 ha compare
- 51 China, Taiwan Province of 28.95 1000 ha compare
- 52 New Zealand 27.78 1000 ha compare
- 54 Liberia 25.07 1000 ha compare
- 55 Vanuatu 24.17 1000 ha compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 21.45 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from cci_lc in Sri Lanka?
- Mangroves — area from cci_lc in Sri Lanka was 25.36 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25.36 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.88 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mangroves — area from cci_lc?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mangroves — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.