Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 88.85 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 88.85 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Sri Lanka peaked at 91.17 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.55 %, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.55 % | — |
| 1991 | 88.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.71 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 88.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.95 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 89.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.12 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.04 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.72 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.28 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.93 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.85 % | -0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 88.85 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 88.85 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 91.47 %, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.92 % | 88.55 % | 89.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.88 % | 89.38 % | 90.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.53 % | 89.41 % | 91.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.92 % | 88.85 % | 88.98 % | 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 — share in forest land in Sri Lanka?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Sri Lanka was 88.85 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 91.17 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.55 % in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.