Roundwood — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Roundwood — Production, per capita was 0.2213 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roundwood — production, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2213 m3 per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6088 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2213 m3 per person, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6088 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5997 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5894 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5802 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5712 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5503 m3 per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5382 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5292 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5151 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5088 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5035 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5034 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4917 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4859 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4786 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4721 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4662 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4651 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.461 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4604 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4527 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4495 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4522 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4499 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4487 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4428 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4412 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4388 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4364 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4285 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5986 m3 per person | +39.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5769 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5812 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5932 m3 per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5928 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5809 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3704 m3 per person | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3568 m3 per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3479 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3419 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3336 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3268 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3212 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3158 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3107 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3087 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2991 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2935 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2882 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.283 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2777 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.272 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2762 m3 per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2702 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2644 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2575 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.252 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2444 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2393 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2346 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2287 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2251 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2233 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2213 m3 per person | -0.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2213 m3 per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3193 m3 per person, 69% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2213 m3 per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2301 m3 per person, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +39.7% | 0.4285 m3 per person | 0.5986 m3 per person |
| 1997 | -36.2% | 0.5809 m3 per person | 0.3704 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5647 m3 per person | 0.5151 m3 per person | 0.6088 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4836 m3 per person | 0.461 m3 per person | 0.5088 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4473 m3 per person | 0.4364 m3 per person | 0.4604 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5027 m3 per person | 0.3479 m3 per person | 0.5986 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3139 m3 per person | 0.2882 m3 per person | 0.3419 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2637 m3 per person | 0.2393 m3 per person | 0.283 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2266 m3 per person | 0.2213 m3 per person | 0.2346 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Roundwood — production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.2213 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6088 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2213 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for roundwood — production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.