FAO · Agriculture

Sri Lanka: Land Use: Forest land, Area

2120.691000 ha · 2025+1.1% since 2015

FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Forest land, Area (1000 ha). Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

Year	Value (1000 ha)	Note
2025	2,120.69	X
2024	2,125.63	I
2023	2,130.58	I
2022	2,135.52	I
2021	2,140.47	I
2020	2,145.41	X
2019	2,135.98	I
2018	2,126.55	I
2017	2,117.11	I
2016	2,107.68	I
2015	2,098.25	X
2014	2,109.79	I
2013	2,121.33	I
2012	2,132.88	I
2011	2,144.42	I
2010	2,155.96	X
2009	2,163.48	I
2008	2,171	I
2007	2,178.51	I
2006	2,186.03	I
2005	2,193.55	I
2004	2,201.07	I
2003	2,208.59	I
2002	2,216.1	I
2001	2,223.62	I
2000	2,231.14	X

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Use: Forest land, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6646-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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