Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 11.15 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Sri Lanka is 11.15 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.45 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.83 %, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.08 % | 10.71 % | 11.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.12 % | 9.6 % | 10.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 % | 8.83 % | 10.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 % | 11.02 % | 11.15 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Sri Lanka?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Sri Lanka was 11.15 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 % in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 — 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.