Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 68.36 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — 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 fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 68.36 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 155.09 m3 per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 68.36 m3 per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.95 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 87.51 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 88.07 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 88.64 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 89.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 89.79 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 90.37 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 90.95 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 91.54 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 92.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 93.19 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 94.89 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 94.5 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 95.03 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 95.14 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 96.01 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 96.65 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 97.26 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 97.71 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 98.24 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 98.74 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 98.91 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 99.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 99.99 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 100.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 100.51 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 101.15 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 101.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 101.74 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 101.25 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 147.12 m3 per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1992 | 143.55 m3 per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 147.26 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 152.77 m3 per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 155.09 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 154.81 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.63 m3 per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1998 | 95.75 m3 per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 94.96 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 94.19 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 93.13 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 92.08 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.05 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.04 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 89.04 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.04 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.61 m3 per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 85.42 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.25 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 83.11 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 80.71 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.54 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 78.39 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 78.29 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.96 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 75.65 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 74.41 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.15 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 71.93 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.71 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 69.53 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 68.36 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 68.36 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.86 m3 per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 68.36 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 89.56 m3 per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +45.3% | 101.25 m3 per square kilometre | 147.12 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -37.6% | 154.81 m3 per square kilometre | 96.63 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.22 m3 per square kilometre | 86.95 m3 per square kilometre | 91.54 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.25 m3 per square kilometre | 92.13 m3 per square kilometre | 97.71 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.05 m3 per square kilometre | 98.24 m3 per square kilometre | 101.74 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.92 m3 per square kilometre | 94.96 m3 per square kilometre | 155.09 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.48 m3 per square kilometre | 84.25 m3 per square kilometre | 94.19 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 m3 per square kilometre | 73.15 m3 per square kilometre | 83.11 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.13 m3 per square kilometre | 68.36 m3 per square kilometre | 71.93 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
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- 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)
- 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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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 68.36 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 155.09 m3 per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.36 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — 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 fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.