Wood residues — Export quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wood residues — Export quantity was 2,957 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — export quantity in Sri Lanka is 2,957 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 666.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — export quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 9,304 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20 m3, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood residues — Export quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 186 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 152 m3 | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 152 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 300 m3 | +97.4% |
| 1996 | 300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 959 m3 | +219.7% |
| 1998 | 959 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 959 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 959 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 900 m3 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 20 m3 | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 122 m3 | +510.0% |
| 2004 | 620 m3 | +408.2% |
| 2005 | 620 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 m3 | -93.5% |
| 2007 | 1,015 m3 | +2437.5% |
| 2008 | 1,725 m3 | +70.0% |
| 2009 | 2,746 m3 | +59.2% |
| 2010 | 2,318 m3 | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 3,588 m3 | +54.8% |
| 2012 | 3,026 m3 | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 3,040 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,701 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2,156 m3 | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 3,486 m3 | +61.7% |
| 2017 | 3,555 m3 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 496 m3 | -86.0% |
| 2019 | 4,282 m3 | +763.3% |
| 2020 | 7,593 m3 | +77.3% |
| 2021 | 8,625 m3 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 9,304 m3 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 386 m3 | -95.9% |
| 2024 | 2,957 m3 | +666.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2,957 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 m3, 211.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2,957 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 59.5 m3, 49.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2437.5% | 40 m3 | 1,015 m3 |
| 2019 | +763.3% | 496 m3 | 4,282 m3 |
| 2024 | +666.1% | 386 m3 | 2,957 m3 |
| 2003 | +510.0% | 20 m3 | 122 m3 |
| 2004 | +408.2% | 122 m3 | 620 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 495.88 m3 | 152 m3 | 959 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 876.7 m3 | 20 m3 | 2,746 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,865 m3 | 496 m3 | 4,282 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,773 m3 | 386 m3 | 9,304 m3 | 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 wood residues — export quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Wood residues — export quantity in Sri Lanka was 2,957 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9,304 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 m3 in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wood residues — export quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — export quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 residues — 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