Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre was 0.3961 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.3961 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4943 t per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0702 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0702 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0829 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0861 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1052 t per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1084 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1515 t per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1515 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1371 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1371 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1483 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1579 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.252 t per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3397 t per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3588 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.303 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.287 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3189 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3827 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3317 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2807 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3205 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.303 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.354 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3652 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3588 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3923 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3923 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4465 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2631 t per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2535 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3668 t per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4146 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4624 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4943 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4465 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3747 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3958 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3958 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3958 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.396 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.396 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3961 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9851 t per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3961 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3961 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +59.6% | 0.1579 t per square kilometre | 0.252 t per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +44.7% | 0.2535 t per square kilometre | 0.3668 t per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -41.1% | 0.4465 t per square kilometre | 0.2631 t per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +39.7% | 0.1084 t per square kilometre | 0.1515 t per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +34.8% | 0.252 t per square kilometre | 0.3397 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1145 t per square kilometre | 0.0702 t per square kilometre | 0.1515 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.288 t per square kilometre | 0.1483 t per square kilometre | 0.3827 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3476 t per square kilometre | 0.2631 t per square kilometre | 0.4465 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4001 t per square kilometre | 0.2535 t per square kilometre | 0.4943 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3891 t per square kilometre | 0.3747 t per square kilometre | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3933 t per square kilometre | 0.3907 t per square kilometre | 0.396 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | 0.3961 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 71 Saudi Arabia 0.5517 t per square kilometre compare
- 72 Bangladesh 0.4462 t per square kilometre compare
- 73 Syria 0.4084 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 Uzbekistan 0.3908 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 Australia 0.3846 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Latvia 0.3683 t per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.3961 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4943 t per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0702 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.