Share global forest in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share global forest was 0.0512 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0512
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
107th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0546
in 1990
All-time low
0.0502
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Sri Lanka is 0.0512, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0546 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0502, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 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.
Share global forest in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0546 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0544 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0542 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.054 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0538 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0536 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0534 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0532 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0531 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0529 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0527 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0525 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0524 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0523 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0521 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.052 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0519 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0517 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0516 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0515 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0513 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0511 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0509 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0506 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0504 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0502 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0504 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0507 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.051 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0512 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0515 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0515 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0514 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0512 | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0512 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0512 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0579, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0537 | 0.0529 | 0.0546 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0521 | 0.0515 | 0.0527 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0508 | 0.0502 | 0.0513 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0514 | 0.0512 | 0.0515 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 104 Dominican Republic 0.0545 compare
- 105 Lithuania 0.0535 compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0522 compare
- 108 Guinea-Bissau 0.0507 compare
- 109 Hungary 0.0504 compare
- 110 Malawi 0.0491 compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0202 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.11 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Sri Lanka?
- Share global forest in Sri Lanka was 0.0512 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0546 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0502 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share global forest?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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