Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.1897 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1897 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.56 m3 per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1897 m3 per person, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5508 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.541 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5313 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5218 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5125 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5035 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4946 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.486 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4778 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4702 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4656 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4646 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4538 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4479 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4403 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4364 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4314 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4262 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4203 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4149 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4101 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4057 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4054 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4061 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4047 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4007 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3985 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3956 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3926 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3883 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.56 m3 per person | +44.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5378 m3 per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5424 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5545 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5537 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5422 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3321 m3 per person | -38.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3229 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3143 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3061 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2979 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2915 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2862 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2811 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2762 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2744 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.265 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2597 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2545 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2496 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2445 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2391 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2423 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2366 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2311 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2246 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2183 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2124 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2076 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.203 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1974 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1939 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1919 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1897 m3 per person | -1.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1897 m3 per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1924 m3 per person, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1897 m3 per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1971 m3 per person, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +44.2% | 0.3883 m3 per person | 0.56 m3 per person |
| 1997 | -38.8% | 0.5422 m3 per person | 0.3321 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5132 m3 per person | 0.4778 m3 per person | 0.5508 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4457 m3 per person | 0.4203 m3 per person | 0.4702 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4034 m3 per person | 0.3926 m3 per person | 0.4149 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4648 m3 per person | 0.3143 m3 per person | 0.56 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2793 m3 per person | 0.2545 m3 per person | 0.3061 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2306 m3 per person | 0.2076 m3 per person | 0.2496 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1952 m3 per person | 0.1897 m3 per person | 0.203 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.1897 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 m3 per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1897 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.