Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.01 m3 per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 m3 per square kilometre, in 1993.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 196 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.
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0765 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0989 m3 per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0494 m3 per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0829 m3 per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1674 m3 per square kilometre | +101.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1236 m3 per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2679 m3 per square kilometre | +116.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0255 m3 per square kilometre | -90.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 m3 per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.051 m3 per square kilometre | +178.3% |
| 1977 | 0.051 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.051 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0622 m3 per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1674 m3 per square kilometre | +169.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2169 m3 per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1898 m3 per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1993 m3 per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2934 m3 per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2169 m3 per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1276 m3 per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1547 m3 per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.252 m3 per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0989 m3 per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0686 m3 per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0909 m3 per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2517 m3 per square kilometre | +176.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 m3 per square kilometre | -98.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2917 m3 per square kilometre | +6432.5% |
| 1995 | 0.252 m3 per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.252 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2412 m3 per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3397 m3 per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4465 m3 per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3397 m3 per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6251 m3 per square kilometre | +84.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2492 m3 per square kilometre | -60.1% |
| 2003 | 0.449 m3 per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7005 m3 per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8133 m3 per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3983 m3 per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3392 m3 per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3949 m3 per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.194 m3 per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3087 m3 per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4682 m3 per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3619 m3 per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3989 m3 per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4218 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | +211.1% |
| 2016 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 2017 | 2.01 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.65 m3 per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 m3 per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.454 m3 per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.13 m3 per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2461 m3 per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +6432.5% | 0.0045 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2917 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.101 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0167 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2679 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0325 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0183 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0622 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1917 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0989 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2934 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2239 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0045 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4465 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4503 m3 per square kilometre | 0.194 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8133 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3087 m3 per square kilometre | 2.01 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8511 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 111 Pakistan 0.4631 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 112 New Caledonia 0.4497 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 113 Eswatini 0.4405 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 0.4321 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 116 Iraq 0.3799 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 117 Yemen 0.3233 m3 per square kilometre compare
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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)
- 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 sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.4398 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 m3 per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 m3 per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sawnwood — Import quantity 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.
Sawnwood — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 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
Sawnwood — Import quantity 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.