Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,884 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Sri Lanka is 1,884 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,099 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,884 1000 ha, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,099 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,088 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,078 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2,067 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2,057 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,046 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,036 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,026 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,015 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,005 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,994 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,990 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,986 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,981 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,977 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,973 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,969 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,964 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,960 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,956 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,951 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,944 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,936 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,928 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,921 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,913 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,912 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,911 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,911 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,910 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,909 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,904 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,899 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,894 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,889 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,884 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,884 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 78% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,884 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,269 1000 ha, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,052 1000 ha | 2,005 1000 ha | 2,099 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,975 1000 ha | 1,956 1000 ha | 1,994 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,924 1000 ha | 1,910 1000 ha | 1,951 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,897 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | 1,909 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Sri Lanka?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Sri Lanka was 1,884 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,099 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,884 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.