Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +125.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +42.3% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +70.5% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -33.8% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +67.7% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +294.1% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -48.7% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -37.2% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +16.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 66% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 hectares per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +294.1% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.