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Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands-- Sri Lanka Forest Area and Change Sri Lanka Asia (excl. Middle East) World Total forest area, 2000 (000 ha) 1,940 504,180 3,869,455 Natural forest area, 2000 (000 ha) 1,625 375,824 3,682,722 Plantations area, 2000 (000 ha) 316 110,953 186,733 Total dryland area, 1950-1981 (000 ha) {a} 1,627 1,078,121 5,059,984 Change in forest area: Total, 1990-2000 -15% -1% -2% Natural, 1990-2000 -19% -1% -4% Plantations, 1990-2000 1% 5% 3% Original forest {b} as a percent of total land area {c} 95% X 48% Forest area in 2000 as a percent of total land area {c} 30% 20% 29% Forest Area by Crown Cover (000 ha), 2000 Area of forest with crown cover: Greater than 10% 5,900 920,164 6,537,209 Greater than 25% 4,853 699,058 4,842,071 Greater than 50% 2,128 509,247 3,143,720 Greater than 75% 1,003 336,266 1,945,916 Ecosystem Areas by Type Total land area 6,561 2,494,475 13,328,979 Percent of total land area covered by: Forests 13% 17% 24% Shrublands, savanna, and grasslands 1% 37% 37% Cropland and crop/natural vegetation mosaic 81% 34% 20% Urban and built-up areas 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Sparse or barren vegetation; snow and ice 0% 10% 16% Wetlands and water bodies 4% 2% 3% Forests certified through the Forest Stewardship Council Natural forests, 2002 (hectares) 0 145,323 11,457,393 Plantations, 2002 (hectares) 5,099 61,936 3,324,996 Mixed forests, 2002 (hectares) 0 25,702 11,461,154 Note: Crown cove r data are gathered us ing dif ferent methodol ogies than the f ores t area ca lculated above . T he two estimates may differ substantially. View more Country Profiles on-line at http://earthtrends.wri.org Ecosystem Areas by Type, Sri Lanka, 1992-93 1% 0% 0% 13% 82% 4% forests shrublands, savanna, and grasslands cropland and crop/natural vegetation mosaic urban and built-up areas sparse or barren vegetation; snow and ice wetlands and water bodies Percent Change in Forest Area by Type, 1990-2000 -25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Plantations Natural Forests Percent Change 1990-2000 Sri Lanka Asia (excl. Middle East) World EarthTrends Country Profiles © EarthTrends 2003. All rights reserved. Fair use is permitted on a limited scale and for educational purposes. page 1
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Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands-- Sri Lanka

Forest Area and Change Sri Lanka

Asia (excl.

Middle East) World

Total forest area, 2000 (000 ha) 1,940 504,180 3,869,455

Natural forest area, 2000 (000 ha) 1,625 375,824 3,682,722

Plantations area, 2000 (000 ha) 316 110,953 186,733

Total dryland area, 1950-1981 (000 ha) {a} 1,627 1,078,121 5,059,984Change in forest area:

Total, 1990-2000 -15% -1% -2%

Natural, 1990-2000 -19% -1% -4%

Plantations, 1990-2000 1% 5% 3%

Original forest {b} as a percent oftotal land area {c} 95% X 48%

Forest area in 2000 as a percent of

total land area {c} 30% 20% 29%

Forest Area by Crown Cover (000 ha), 2000

Area of forest with crown cover:

Greater than 10% 5,900 920,164 6,537,209Greater than 25% 4,853 699,058 4,842,071

Greater than 50% 2,128 509,247 3,143,720

Greater than 75% 1,003 336,266 1,945,916

Ecosystem Areas by TypeTotal land area 6,561 2,494,475 13,328,979

Percent of total land area covered by:

Forests 13% 17% 24%

Shrublands, savanna, and grasslands 1% 37% 37%Cropland and crop/natural vegetation

mosaic 81% 34% 20%

Urban and built-up areas 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%

Sparse or barren vegetation; snow and ice 0% 10% 16%

Wetlands and water bodies 4% 2% 3%

Forests certified through the Forest Stewardship CouncilNatural forests, 2002 (hectares) 0 145,323 11,457,393

Plantations, 2002 (hectares) 5,099 61,936 3,324,996Mixed forests, 2002 (hectares) 0 25,702 11,461,154

Note: Crown cover data are gathered using dif ferent methodologies than the forest area calculated above. The 

two estimates may differ substantially.

View more Country Profiles on-line at http://earthtrends.wri.org

Ecosystem Areas by Type, Sri Lanka, 1992-93

1%

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82%

4%

forests

shrublands, savanna, andgrasslands

cropland and crop/naturalvegetation mosaic

urban and built-up areas

sparse or barrenvegetation; snow and ice

wetlands and water bodies

Percent Change in Forest Area by Type, 1990-2000

-25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10%

Plantations

Natural Forests

Percent Change 1990-2000

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Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands-- Sri Lanka

Forest Protection Sri Lanka

Asia (excl.

Middle East) World

Percent of forests protected:

Tropical forest, 1990s 27.6% 16.4% 9.0%Nontropical forest, 1990s X 5.3% 6.0%

Sparse trees and parkland, 1990s 19.4% 7.0% 5.5%

Number of tree species threatened, 1990s 294 X 5,904

Wood Production and TradeAnnual roundwood production:

Total, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) 10,408 1,111,958 3,261,621

Fuel, 1996-1998 (000 meters

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) 9,708 863,316 1,739,504Industrial, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) 700 268,470 1,522,116

Wood-based panels, 1996-1998

(000 meters3) 15 39,057 151,390

Paper and paperboard, 1996-1998

(thousand metric tons) 25 88,859 313,206

Recovered paper, 1996-1998

(thousand metric tons) 18 36,539 126,404

Average value of trade in forest products {d}:

Imports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$) 81,062 37,114,499 142,932,629Exports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$) 2,580 16,434,017 135,313,009

Forest product exports as a percent of thetotal value of all exports, 1997 X 2.1% 2.0%

Other Resources:Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization

of the United Nations, Forestry Sector:

http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index.asp?subj=5&iso3=LKA

Footnotes:

a. Areas are presented as long-term average covering the years from 1950 to 1981.

b. Original forest refers to estimated forest cover about 8,000 years ago assuming current climatic conditions.

c. "Forest area in 2000 as a percent of total land area" and "Original forest as a percent of total land area" are not directly comparable; data are from two different sources.

d. Includes trade in industrial roundwood, wood fuel, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, paper and paperboard, recovered paper, chips, particles, & wood residues.

View more Country Profiles on-line at http://earthtrends.wri.org

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