Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per was 0.7626 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7626 1000 USD per square kilometre for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in 2023.
The figure is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.54 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +671.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1026 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0614 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0655 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0655 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.024 1000 USD per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0242 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0243 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0609 1000 USD per square kilometre | +150.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0387 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +166.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0986 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0285 1000 USD per square kilometre | -71.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0963 1000 USD per square kilometre | +238.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0859 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0877 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1044 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1506 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1396 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2349 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5374 1000 USD per square kilometre | +128.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5477 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3156 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5831 1000 USD per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8707 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7981 1000 USD per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2015 | 0.954 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9467 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9301 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7317 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7626 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7626 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6007 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.7626 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2643 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +671.4% | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +238.4% | 0.0285 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0963 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +166.0% | 0.0387 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1028 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0648 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0242 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3984 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1044 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8707 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7981 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.893 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7317 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 77 Faroe Islands 0.8993 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Djibouti 0.8912 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0.837 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 Ghana 0.7215 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 Georgia 0.6577 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 83 Tunisia 0.631 1000 USD 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sri Lanka?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sri Lanka was 0.7626 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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.