How does Sri Lanka rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?

Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka

Name: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre was 2.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

2.52 m3 per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

46th

of 195 countries

All-time high

2.52 m3 per square kilometre

in 2020

All-time low

0.0813 m3 per square kilometre

in 1979

Years of data

1961–2023

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 2.52 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0813 m3 per square kilometre, in 1979.

Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2023.
Year	m3 per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.1547 m3 per square kilometre	—
1962	0.1308 m3 per square kilometre	-15.5%
1963	0.0989 m3 per square kilometre	-24.4%
1964	0.0877 m3 per square kilometre	-11.3%
1965	0.0861 m3 per square kilometre	-1.8%
1966	0.1276 m3 per square kilometre	+48.1%
1967	0.1276 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.1754 m3 per square kilometre	+37.5%
1969	0.1276 m3 per square kilometre	-27.3%
1970	0.1738 m3 per square kilometre	+36.3%
1971	0.1595 m3 per square kilometre	-8.3%
1972	0.2105 m3 per square kilometre	+32.0%
1973	0.3843 m3 per square kilometre	+82.6%
1974	0.3923 m3 per square kilometre	+2.1%
1975	0.4082 m3 per square kilometre	+4.1%
1976	0.3668 m3 per square kilometre	-10.2%
1977	0.311 m3 per square kilometre	-15.2%
1978	0.2791 m3 per square kilometre	-10.3%
1979	0.0813 m3 per square kilometre	-70.9%
1980	0.2312 m3 per square kilometre	+184.3%
1981	0.2312 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.1993 m3 per square kilometre	-13.8%
1983	0.2472 m3 per square kilometre	+24.0%
1984	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	+6.5%
1985	0.2472 m3 per square kilometre	-6.1%
1986	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	-38.7%
1987	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.1196 m3 per square kilometre	-21.1%
2001	0.1196 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	+120.0%
2003	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.582 m3 per square kilometre	+121.2%
2008	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+327.4%
2009	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+1.3%
2016	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	-0.0%
2020	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wood-based panels — Production, 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
2008	+327.4%	0.582 m3 per square kilometre	2.49 m3 per square kilometre
1980	+184.3%	0.0813 m3 per square kilometre	0.2312 m3 per square kilometre
2007	+121.2%	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	0.582 m3 per square kilometre
2002	+120.0%	0.1196 m3 per square kilometre	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre
1973	+82.6%	0.2105 m3 per square kilometre	0.3843 m3 per square kilometre
1979	-70.9%	0.2791 m3 per square kilometre	0.0813 m3 per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.124 m3 per square kilometre	0.0861 m3 per square kilometre	0.1754 m3 per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2767 m3 per square kilometre	0.0813 m3 per square kilometre	0.4082 m3 per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2025 m3 per square kilometre	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	0.2631 m3 per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	0.1515 m3 per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.7112 m3 per square kilometre	0.1196 m3 per square kilometre	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	10
2010s	2.5 m3 per square kilometre	2.49 m3 per square kilometre	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	10
2020s	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	2.52 m3 per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

43 Ecuador 2.62 m3 per square kilometre compare
44 Indonesia 2.56 m3 per square kilometre compare
45 Cambodia 2.56 m3 per square kilometre compare
47 Sweden 1.69 m3 per square kilometre compare
48 Uruguay 1.5 m3 per square kilometre compare
49 Brazil 1.48 m3 per square kilometre compare

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?: Wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 2.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 2.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0813 m3 per square kilometre in 1979.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?: Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Wood-based panels — Production 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.

Wood-based panels — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Wood-based panels — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre
Unit: m3 per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 196 places, 7,056 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Wood-based panels — Production 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.