Sri Lanka's forest cover fell from 36.3 % in 1994 to 34.0 % in 2023.
Sri Lanka · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Sri Lanka's forest area fell from 22,768 km in 1994 to 21,035 km in 2023.
Sri Lanka's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 22.0 % in 2013 to 30.8 % in 2025.
Sri Lanka's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 37.0 % in 1994 to 48.6 % in 2023.
Sri Lanka's arable land (% of land area) rose from 14.1 % in 1994 to 22.2 % in 2023.
Air
Sri Lanka's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 32.9 in 1994 to 22.7 in 2023.
Water
Sri Lanka's water stress rose from 20.3 % in 1993 to 24.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
93rd of 181 · 3rd in South Asia
Sri Lanka's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,101 in 1993 to 2,380 in 2022.
Access
Sri Lanka's safe drinking water rose from 45.2 % in 2000 to 46.9 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Sri Lanka.
- Safe sanitationNo data