Planted Forest — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Planted Forest — Area was 236.43 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted 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 planted forest — area in Sri Lanka is 236.43 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 271.34 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 185.27 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 90th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 271.34 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 267.9 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 264.46 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 261.02 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 257.58 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 254.14 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 250.7 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 247.26 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 243.82 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 240.38 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 236.94 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 233.7 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 230.45 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 227.21 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 223.96 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 220.72 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 217.47 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 214.23 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 210.98 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 207.74 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 204.49 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 200.65 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 196.8 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 192.96 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 189.11 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 185.27 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 195.5 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 205.73 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 215.97 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 226.2 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 236.43 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 236.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 236.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 236.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 236.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 236.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 236.43 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 224.08 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 236.43 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 330.35 1000 ha, 72% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 255.86 1000 ha | 240.38 1000 ha | 271.34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 222.34 1000 ha | 207.74 1000 ha | 236.94 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.27 1000 ha | 185.27 1000 ha | 226.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 236.43 1000 ha | 236.43 1000 ha | 236.43 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 planted forest — area in Sri Lanka?
- Planted forest — area in Sri Lanka was 236.43 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 271.34 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 185.27 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for planted forest — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Planted 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.