Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 5,044 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sri Lanka stood at 5,044 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sri Lanka peaked at 5,284 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5,001 1000 ha, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,062 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5,176 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5,206 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,248 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5,269 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,275 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,284 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,235 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,214 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,208 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,135 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5,142 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,141 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,174 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,147 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,181 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,158 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,090 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,037 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5,024 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,012 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,001 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5,044 1000 ha | +0.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5,044 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,768 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 5,044 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 4,228 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,207 1000 ha | 5,062 1000 ha | 5,284 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,159 1000 ha | 5,090 1000 ha | 5,214 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,024 1000 ha | 5,001 1000 ha | 5,044 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sri Lanka?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sri Lanka was 5,044 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5,284 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,001 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.