Sri Lanka - Forest area as a share of land area

34.1 (%) in 2021

Sri Lanka forest area as a share of land area was at level of 34.1 % in 2021, down from 34.2 % previous year.

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What is forest area as a share of land area?

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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