Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 1 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Sri Lanka stood at 1 m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.5% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 15,435 m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 132nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,400 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 2,750 m3 | +96.4% |
| 2004 | 15,435 m3 | +461.3% |
| 2005 | 15,435 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 244 m3 | -98.4% |
| 2007 | 46 m3 | -81.1% |
| 2008 | 256 m3 | +456.5% |
| 2009 | 137 m3 | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 1,047 m3 | +664.2% |
| 2011 | 35 m3 | -96.7% |
| 2012 | 462 m3 | +1220.0% |
| 2013 | 61 m3 | -86.8% |
| 2014 | 99 m3 | +62.3% |
| 2015 | 33 m3 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 22 m3 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 3 m3 | -86.4% |
| 2018 | 3 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 16 m3 | — |
| 2021 | 47 m3 | +193.8% |
| 2022 | 40 m3 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 40 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 m3 | -97.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 m3, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1220.0% | 35 m3 | 462 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,463 m3 | 46 m3 | 15,435 m3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 176.5 m3 | 0 m3 | 1,047 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8 m3 | 1 m3 | 47 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 132 China, Macao SAR 1 m3 compare
- 132 Namibia 1 m3 compare
- 132 Nigeria 1 m3 compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 1 m3 compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 m3 compare
- 132 Uganda 1 m3 compare
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 wood chips and particles — export quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Sri Lanka was 1 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15,435 m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 132nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips and particles — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en