Deforestation statistics for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Demographic data

Population (2022)	21,413,249
Annual population growth rate (2022)	0.40%
Population density (people/sq km)	341
Net migration	-97,986
Fertility rate	2.2
Median age	34
Urban population share	18%

Sri Lanka: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 62,710

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 3,939,926
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 62.80%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 188,407
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 4.80%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 596,015
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 9.50%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 15.10%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 10,192
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 1.70%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 585,823
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 9.30%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 15%

Sri Lanka: Annual forest and tree cover data

Sri Lanka: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 524
2003: 991
2004: 467
2005: 547
2006: 413
2007: 675
2008: 498
2009: 509
2010: 354
2011: 491
2012: 1,585
2013: 226
2014: 365
2015: 361
2016: 425
2017: 627
2018: 437
2019: 412
2020: 283

Sri Lanka: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 3,760
2002: 3,428
2003: 3,149
2004: 5,599
2005: 4,682
2006: 7,730
2007: 10,242
2008: 6,500
2009: 13,975
2010: 7,231
2011: 14,737
2012: 14,428
2013: 7,953
2014: 12,350
2015: 7,403
2016: 17,490
2017: 13,066
2018: 13,161
2019: 10,307
2020: 11,216

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Ampara	201,739	1,412	1,765	2,231	2,142	7,550	3.7%
Kalutara	135,207	783	1,549	1,955	3,925	8,212	6.1%
Kandy	161,041	551	873	916	871	3,211	2.0%
Kegalle	155,157	506	1,675	2,421	4,953	9,555	6.2%
Kilinochchi	36,808	230	525	700	628	2,084	5.7%
Kurunegala	292,168	1,203	1,949	6,072	6,509	15,733	5.4%
Mannar	129,128	192	927	2,213	1,012	4,345	3.4%
Matale	156,658	372	1,224	1,487	4,094	7,177	4.6%
Matara	108,817	464	769	640	1,505	3,378	3.1%
Moneragala	345,421	3,673	3,988	4,000	2,836	14,497	4.2%
Mullaitivu	175,763	433	1,627	3,263	4,036	9,359	5.3%
Anuradhapura	370,999	2,636	10,485	10,053	6,750	29,924	8.1%
Nuwara Eliya	140,077	1,074	1,769	1,399	1,135	5,377	3.8%
Polonnaruwa	175,260	377	940	1,997	2,003	5,317	3.0%
Puttalam	171,459	1,138	2,304	2,419	2,903	8,763	5.1%
Ratnapura	275,803	708	1,963	1,551	3,546	7,768	2.8%
Trincomalee	138,876	667	2,380	2,563	2,082	7,691	5.5%
Vavuniya	139,016	756	2,369	4,232	5,145	12,503	9.0%
Badulla	193,900	989	1,688	1,389	2,131	6,197	3.2%
Batticaloa	49,134	176	444	819	747	2,187	4.5%
Colombo	35,336	256	756	719	1,211	2,944	8.3%
Galle	135,275	822	1,313	1,702	1,832	5,670	4.2%
Gampaha	95,315	300	790	826	1,591	3,507	3.7%
Hambantota	118,444	894	1,565	1,203	1,431	5,093	4.3%
Jaffna	3,122	5	39	101	221	365	11.7%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Ampara	Lahugala	38,098	277	168	149	51	645	1.7%
Ampara	Mahaoya	1,405	2	0	0	0	3	0.2%
Ampara	Padiyathalawa	677	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Ampara	Pothuvil	4,609	27	20	37	2	85	1.8%
Ampara	Thirukkovil	1,619	1	1	7	3	12	0.7%
Ampara	Uhana	4,471	0	0	0	0	1	0.0%
Ampara	Akkaraipattu	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.9%
Ampara	Alayadiwembu	2	0	0	0	0	0	19.0%
Ampara	Ampara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ampara	Damana	5,139	4	4	5	9	22	0.4%
Ampara	Dehiattakandiya	1,412	0	0	2	0	2	0.2%
Kalutara	Agalawatta	674	0	0	0	8	9	1.4%
Kalutara	Palindanuwara	8,663	3	14	4	38	59	0.7%
Kalutara	Walallawita	3,139	1	14	7	6	28	0.9%
Kalutara	Bulathsinhala	27	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kalutara	Ingiriya	203	0	0	0	1	2	0.8%
Kandy	Minipe	445	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kandy	Panvila	2,099	2	1	1	2	6	0.3%
Kandy	Pasbage Korale	546	0	0	0	1	1	0.1%
Kandy	Pathadumbara	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kandy	Poojapitiya	1,471	4	6	9	3	23	1.5%
Kandy	Thumpane	1,761	2	6	12	4	24	1.4%
Kandy	Udadumbara	5,075	2	1	9	4	17	0.3%
Kandy	Delthota	207	0	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Kandy	Yatinuwara	36	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Kandy	Doluwa	630	1	1	1	1	3	0.4%
Kandy	Harispattuwa	54	0	1	0	0	2	3.4%
Kandy	Hatharaliyadda	893	1	3	5	2	11	1.3%
Kandy	Medadumbara	1,549	0	1	1	1	2	0.1%
Kegalle	Yatiyanthota	3,125	1	4	2	5	12	0.4%
Kegalle	Bulathkohupitiya	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kegalle	Dehiovita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kegalle	Deraniyagala	6,297	0	4	3	1	8	0.1%
Kilinochchi	Kandawali	636	5	2	1	6	15	2.4%
Kilinochchi	Karachchi	1,009	2	21	15	12	50	5.0%
Kilinochchi	Pachchilaipalli	1	0	0	0	0	0	71.4%
Kilinochchi	Poonakary	2,072	3	17	8	2	30	1.4%
Kurunegala	Kurunegala	287	2	1	1	1	5	1.6%
Kurunegala	Mallawapitiya	330	0	1	1	2	3	1.0%
Kurunegala	Maspotha	595	0	1	2	3	6	1.0%
Kurunegala	Mawathagama	834	1	2	3	5	10	1.2%
Kurunegala	Polpithigama	1,929	0	0	4	1	6	0.3%
Kurunegala	Rideegama	4,871	6	12	8	5	31	0.6%
Kurunegala	Wariyapola	239	0	0	0	0	0	0.2%
Kurunegala	Ehetuwewa	561	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Kurunegala	Galgamuwa	2	0	0	0	0	0	19.2%
Kurunegala	Ganewatta	431	0	1	0	0	1	0.2%
Kurunegala	Giribawa	91	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Kurunegala	Ibbagamuwa	247	0	0	1	0	1	0.5%
Mannar	Madhu	7,445	1	23	48	18	90	1.2%
Mannar	Mannar Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	50.0%
Mannar	Manthai West	3,007	4	15	7	0	26	0.9%
Mannar	Musali	7,480	2	1	41	0	44	0.6%
Mannar	Nanaddan	37	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Matale	Wilgamuwa	6,015	0	2	4	0	6	0.1%
Matale	Yatawatta	494	1	1	0	2	3	0.6%
Matale	Dambulla	8,576	5	7	8	11	30	0.4%
Matale	Galewela	491	1	0	0	2	3	0.6%
Matale	Laggala-Pallegama	17,723	9	159	146	426	741	4.2%
Matale	Naula	8,454	10	25	21	350	406	4.8%
Matale	Pallepola	197	1	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Matale	Rattota	1,035	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Matale	Ukuwela	460	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Matara	Akuressa	4,805	2	3	2	2	8	0.2%
Matara	Mulatiyana	2,104	1	2	2	2	7	0.3%
Matara	Pasgoda	2,550	3	4	2	10	18	0.7%
Matara	Pitabeddara	2,057	2	7	2	3	14	0.7%
Matara	Welipitiya	152	0	0	0	1	1	1.0%
Matara	Athuraliya	938	9	2	2	5	19	2.0%
Matara	Hakmana	55	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Matara	Kamburupitiya	20	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Matara	Kotapola	6,131	12	4	6	13	35	0.6%
Matara	Malimbada	33	0	0	2	7	9	29.0%
Moneragala	Badalkumbura	232	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Moneragala	Bibile	2,909	1	1	0	0	3	0.1%
Moneragala	Buttala	21,459	122	230	90	7	450	2.1%
Moneragala	Katharagama	14,949	11	33	15	5	64	0.4%
Moneragala	Madulla	13,965	20	21	11	10	62	0.4%
Moneragala	Medagama	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Moneragala	Moneragala	3,505	1	7	3	4	16	0.4%
Moneragala	Siyambalanduwa	24,137	1,632	564	1,123	39	3,359	13.9%
Mullaitivu	Manthai East	2,792	0	2	1	3	6	0.2%
Mullaitivu	Maritimepattu	8,996	11	82	26	17	136	1.5%
Mullaitivu	Oddusuddan	12,577	8	24	37	15	84	0.7%
Mullaitivu	Puthukudiyiruppu	7,314	22	34	25	63	143	2.0%
Mullaitivu	Thunukkai	2,602	1	13	3	0	17	0.6%
Anuradhapura	Galenbindunuwewa	21	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Anuradhapura	Mihinthale	74	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	N. Palatha Central	22	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Nochchiyagama	5,937	0	1	1	0	2	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Padaviya	664	0	2	10	4	15	2.3%
Anuradhapura	Palagala	2,581	0	2	1	1	4	0.2%
Anuradhapura	Palugaswewa	83	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Rambewa	369	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Anuradhapura	Galnewa	209	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Thirappane	578	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Horowpothana	19,146	6	7	8	18	38	0.2%
Anuradhapura	Kahatagasdigiliya	640	0	2	3	0	5	0.8%
Anuradhapura	Kebithigollewa	9,778	8	91	70	17	186	1.9%
Anuradhapura	Kekirawa	1,063	0	1	1	0	2	0.2%
Anuradhapura	Maha Vilachchiya	3,291	0	3	0	0	3	0.1%
Anuradhapura	Medawachchiya	1,750	1	1	1	0	3	0.2%
Nuwara Eliya	Ambagamuwa	15,222	16	30	18	18	82	0.5%
Nuwara Eliya	Hanguranketha	3,769	3	4	10	0	17	0.5%
Nuwara Eliya	Kothmale	3,839	3	6	5	3	17	0.4%
Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	15,010	36	111	31	17	195	1.3%
Nuwara Eliya	Walapane	571	18	80	0	0	98	17.2%
Polonnaruwa	Dimbulagala	582	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Polonnaruwa	Elahera	11,739	0	13	24	14	52	0.4%
Polonnaruwa	Hingurakgoda	7,305	0	1	1	1	3	0.0%
Polonnaruwa	Lankapura	99	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Polonnaruwa	Medirigiriya	4,677	13	11	51	349	424	9.1%
Polonnaruwa	Thamankaduwa	7,629	0	0	4	2	6	0.1%
Polonnaruwa	Welikanda	1,274	1	7	56	23	86	6.8%
Puttalam	Nawagattegama	1,086	1	2	4	0	8	0.7%
Puttalam	Vanathavilluwa	5,827	1	1	2	0	4	0.1%
Puttalam	Arachchikattuwa PS	203	0	0	0	0	0	0.2%
Puttalam	Kalpitiya	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Puttalam	Karuwalagaswewa	3,363	8	3	2	1	14	0.4%
Ratnapura	Ayagama	2,347	2	15	6	9	32	1.4%
Ratnapura	Kolonna	1,122	1	1	3	0	6	0.5%
Ratnapura	Kuruvita	1,625	2	4	0	1	7	0.5%
Ratnapura	Nivithigala	2,210	0	5	5	3	13	0.6%
Ratnapura	Opanayaka	1,386	0	0	0	7	7	0.5%
Ratnapura	Pelmadulla	900	0	1	0	0	1	0.1%
Ratnapura	Ratnapura	11,679	4	10	16	20	50	0.4%
Ratnapura	Weligepola	87	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ratnapura	Balangoda	1,666	2	1	0	1	4	0.3%
Ratnapura	Eheliyagoda	887	2	3	10	2	17	1.9%
Ratnapura	Elapatha	332	0	0	0	0	1	0.2%
Ratnapura	Godakawela	735	0	2	0	1	3	0.4%
Ratnapura	Imbulpe	4,516	1	2	3	24	30	0.7%
Ratnapura	Kahawatta	1,399	3	0	0	0	4	0.3%
Ratnapura	Kalawana	17,449	11	34	20	22	86	0.5%
Trincomalee	Gomarankadawala	8,373	5	27	43	117	191	2.3%
Trincomalee	Trincomalee Town and Gravets	810	0	1	0	0	2	0.3%
Trincomalee	Verugal	133	2	4	2	1	8	6.1%
Trincomalee	Kantalai	4,152	5	1	1	1	8	0.2%
Trincomalee	Kinniya	77	0	0	0	0	0	0.3%
Trincomalee	Kuchchaveli	4,433	1	57	7	40	104	2.4%
Trincomalee	Morawewa	10,767	6	46	8	4	65	0.6%
Trincomalee	Muttur	28	0	0	0	0	0	1.4%
Trincomalee	Padavi Sri Pura	1,680	20	3	16	10	49	2.9%
Trincomalee	Seruvila	4,008	0	1	1	1	4	0.1%
Trincomalee	Thampalakamam	9,348	1	6	1	0	7	0.1%
Vavuniya	Vavuniya	8,740	49	129	383	111	671	7.7%
Vavuniya	Vavuniya North	22,669	12	35	84	52	184	0.8%
Vavuniya	Vavuniya South	2,147	2	9	7	5	22	1.0%
Vavuniya	Vengalacheddiculam	1,684	1	25	29	11	66	3.9%
Badulla	Badulla	21	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Badulla	Passara	246	1	2	1	0	4	1.5%
Badulla	Rideemaliyadda	809	0	0	2	0	3	0.3%
Badulla	Welimada	2,069	1	0	2	1	3	0.2%
Badulla	Ella	195	0	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Badulla	Hali-Ela	356	0	0	1	0	1	0.4%
Badulla	Hildummulla	1,052	0	1	1	0	2	0.2%
Badulla	Mahiyanganaya	2,001	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Batticaloa	Eravur Pattu	285	0	0	0	1	1	0.3%
Batticaloa	Manmunai West	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Batticaloa	Eravur Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu (Valachchenai)	4,680	2	11	2	4	19	0.4%
Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu North	2,058	7	11	110	17	144	7.0%
Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu West (Oddamavadi)	616	0	0	0	5	6	1.0%
Colombo	Padukka	1,240	0	2	10	2	13	1.1%
Colombo	Hanwella	219	16	25	1	2	44	19.9%
Galle	Akmeemana	288	0	0	4	0	4	1.5%
Galle	Imaduwa	539	1	2	2	14	20	3.7%
Galle	Nagoda	2,350	2	9	10	2	23	1.0%
Galle	Neluwa	6,090	2	3	2	2	9	0.2%
Galle	Niyagama	723	0	1	1	1	3	0.5%
Galle	Thawalama	6,440	1	1	1	2	5	0.1%
Galle	Yakkalamulla	1,272	3	6	4	5	17	1.3%
Galle	Baddegama	32	0	0	0	0	0	0.2%
Galle	Elpitiya	917	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hambantota	Thissamaharama	582	1	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Hambantota	Weeraketiya	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hambantota	Hambantota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hambantota	Katuwana	778	0	0	0	20	21	2.7%
Hambantota	Okewela	175	0	0	0	0	0	0.3%
Jaffna	Vadamaradchy East	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.5%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Ampara	57,435	312	192	202	65	771	1.3%
Kalutara	12,706	4	29	12	53	98	0.8%
Kandy	14,772	12	20	38	17	88	0.6%
Kegalle	9,426	1	8	4	6	20	0.2%
Kilinochchi	3,718	10	40	24	21	95	2.6%
Kurunegala	10,418	9	17	20	18	64	0.6%
Mannar	17,969	8	39	96	18	161	0.9%
Matale	43,446	27	194	179	791	1,191	2.7%
Matara	18,845	28	23	17	43	112	0.6%
Moneragala	81,165	1,788	856	1,243	66	3,952	4.9%
Mullaitivu	34,281	42	155	91	98	385	1.1%
Anuradhapura	46,206	16	109	94	40	260	0.6%
Nuwara Eliya	38,410	77	231	64	38	409	1.1%
Polonnaruwa	33,305	14	32	137	388	571	1.7%
Puttalam	10,482	9	7	8	2	26	0.2%
Ratnapura	48,339	29	78	64	90	260	0.5%
Trincomalee	43,809	41	146	79	174	439	1.0%
Vavuniya	35,240	64	198	503	178	943	2.7%
Badulla	6,748	3	4	6	2	15	0.2%
Batticaloa	7,641	9	22	111	27	170	2.2%
Colombo	1,459	16	27	11	4	57	3.9%
Galle	18,650	10	22	25	25	82	0.4%
Hambantota	1,542	1	0	1	20	22	1.4%
Jaffna	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.5%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Ampara	Lahugala	38,098	277	168	149	51	645	1.7%
Ampara	Mahaoya	1,405	2	0	0	0	3	0.2%
Ampara	Padiyathalawa	677	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Ampara	Pothuvil	4,609	27	20	37	2	85	1.8%
Ampara	Thirukkovil	1,619	1	1	7	3	12	0.7%
Ampara	Uhana	4,471	0	0	0	0	1	0.0%
Ampara	Akkaraipattu	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.9%
Ampara	Alayadiwembu	2	0	0	0	0	0	19.0%
Ampara	Ampara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ampara	Damana	5,139	4	4	5	9	22	0.4%
Ampara	Dehiattakandiya	1,412	0	0	2	0	2	0.2%
Kalutara	Agalawatta	674	0	0	0	8	9	1.4%
Kalutara	Palindanuwara	8,663	3	14	4	38	59	0.7%
Kalutara	Walallawita	3,139	1	14	7	6	28	0.9%
Kalutara	Bulathsinhala	27	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kalutara	Ingiriya	203	0	0	0	1	2	0.8%
Kandy	Minipe	445	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kandy	Panvila	2,099	2	1	1	2	6	0.3%
Kandy	Pasbage Korale	546	0	0	0	1	1	0.1%
Kandy	Pathadumbara	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kandy	Poojapitiya	1,471	4	6	9	3	23	1.5%
Kandy	Thumpane	1,761	2	6	12	4	24	1.4%
Kandy	Udadumbara	5,075	2	1	9	4	17	0.3%
Kandy	Delthota	207	0	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Kandy	Yatinuwara	36	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Kandy	Doluwa	630	1	1	1	1	3	0.4%
Kandy	Harispattuwa	54	0	1	0	0	2	3.4%
Kandy	Hatharaliyadda	893	1	3	5	2	11	1.3%
Kandy	Medadumbara	1,549	0	1	1	1	2	0.1%
Kegalle	Yatiyanthota	3,125	1	4	2	5	12	0.4%
Kegalle	Bulathkohupitiya	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kegalle	Dehiovita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kegalle	Deraniyagala	6,297	0	4	3	1	8	0.1%
Kilinochchi	Kandawali	636	5	2	1	6	15	2.4%
Kilinochchi	Karachchi	1,009	2	21	15	12	50	5.0%
Kilinochchi	Pachchilaipalli	1	0	0	0	0	0	71.4%
Kilinochchi	Poonakary	2,072	3	17	8	2	30	1.4%
Kurunegala	Kurunegala	287	2	1	1	1	5	1.6%
Kurunegala	Mallawapitiya	330	0	1	1	2	3	1.0%
Kurunegala	Maspotha	595	0	1	2	3	6	1.0%
Kurunegala	Mawathagama	834	1	2	3	5	10	1.2%
Kurunegala	Polpithigama	1,929	0	0	4	1	6	0.3%
Kurunegala	Rideegama	4,871	6	12	8	5	31	0.6%
Kurunegala	Wariyapola	239	0	0	0	0	0	0.2%
Kurunegala	Ehetuwewa	561	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Kurunegala	Galgamuwa	2	0	0	0	0	0	19.2%
Kurunegala	Ganewatta	431	0	1	0	0	1	0.2%
Kurunegala	Giribawa	91	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Kurunegala	Ibbagamuwa	247	0	0	1	0	1	0.5%
Mannar	Madhu	7,445	1	23	48	18	90	1.2%
Mannar	Mannar Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	50.0%
Mannar	Manthai West	3,007	4	15	7	0	26	0.9%
Mannar	Musali	7,480	2	1	41	0	44	0.6%
Mannar	Nanaddan	37	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Matale	Wilgamuwa	6,015	0	2	4	0	6	0.1%
Matale	Yatawatta	494	1	1	0	2	3	0.6%
Matale	Dambulla	8,576	5	7	8	11	30	0.4%
Matale	Galewela	491	1	0	0	2	3	0.6%
Matale	Laggala-Pallegama	17,723	9	159	146	426	741	4.2%
Matale	Naula	8,454	10	25	21	350	406	4.8%
Matale	Pallepola	197	1	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Matale	Rattota	1,035	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Matale	Ukuwela	460	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Matara	Akuressa	4,805	2	3	2	2	8	0.2%
Matara	Mulatiyana	2,104	1	2	2	2	7	0.3%
Matara	Pasgoda	2,550	3	4	2	10	18	0.7%
Matara	Pitabeddara	2,057	2	7	2	3	14	0.7%
Matara	Welipitiya	152	0	0	0	1	1	1.0%
Matara	Athuraliya	938	9	2	2	5	19	2.0%
Matara	Hakmana	55	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Matara	Kamburupitiya	20	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Matara	Kotapola	6,131	12	4	6	13	35	0.6%
Matara	Malimbada	33	0	0	2	7	9	29.0%
Moneragala	Badalkumbura	232	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Moneragala	Bibile	2,909	1	1	0	0	3	0.1%
Moneragala	Buttala	21,459	122	230	90	7	450	2.1%
Moneragala	Katharagama	14,949	11	33	15	5	64	0.4%
Moneragala	Madulla	13,965	20	21	11	10	62	0.4%
Moneragala	Medagama	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Moneragala	Moneragala	3,505	1	7	3	4	16	0.4%
Moneragala	Siyambalanduwa	24,137	1,632	564	1,123	39	3,359	13.9%
Mullaitivu	Manthai East	2,792	0	2	1	3	6	0.2%
Mullaitivu	Maritimepattu	8,996	11	82	26	17	136	1.5%
Mullaitivu	Oddusuddan	12,577	8	24	37	15	84	0.7%
Mullaitivu	Puthukudiyiruppu	7,314	22	34	25	63	143	2.0%
Mullaitivu	Thunukkai	2,602	1	13	3	0	17	0.6%
Anuradhapura	Galenbindunuwewa	21	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Anuradhapura	Mihinthale	74	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	N. Palatha Central	22	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Nochchiyagama	5,937	0	1	1	0	2	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Padaviya	664	0	2	10	4	15	2.3%
Anuradhapura	Palagala	2,581	0	2	1	1	4	0.2%
Anuradhapura	Palugaswewa	83	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Rambewa	369	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Anuradhapura	Galnewa	209	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Thirappane	578	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Anuradhapura	Horowpothana	19,146	6	7	8	18	38	0.2%
Anuradhapura	Kahatagasdigiliya	640	0	2	3	0	5	0.8%
Anuradhapura	Kebithigollewa	9,778	8	91	70	17	186	1.9%
Anuradhapura	Kekirawa	1,063	0	1	1	0	2	0.2%
Anuradhapura	Maha Vilachchiya	3,291	0	3	0	0	3	0.1%
Anuradhapura	Medawachchiya	1,750	1	1	1	0	3	0.2%
Nuwara Eliya	Ambagamuwa	15,222	16	30	18	18	82	0.5%
Nuwara Eliya	Hanguranketha	3,769	3	4	10	0	17	0.5%
Nuwara Eliya	Kothmale	3,839	3	6	5	3	17	0.4%
Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	15,010	36	111	31	17	195	1.3%
Nuwara Eliya	Walapane	571	18	80	0	0	98	17.2%
Polonnaruwa	Dimbulagala	582	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Polonnaruwa	Elahera	11,739	0	13	24	14	52	0.4%
Polonnaruwa	Hingurakgoda	7,305	0	1	1	1	3	0.0%
Polonnaruwa	Lankapura	99	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Polonnaruwa	Medirigiriya	4,677	13	11	51	349	424	9.1%
Polonnaruwa	Thamankaduwa	7,629	0	0	4	2	6	0.1%
Polonnaruwa	Welikanda	1,274	1	7	56	23	86	6.8%
Puttalam	Nawagattegama	1,086	1	2	4	0	8	0.7%
Puttalam	Vanathavilluwa	5,827	1	1	2	0	4	0.1%
Puttalam	Arachchikattuwa PS	203	0	0	0	0	0	0.2%
Puttalam	Kalpitiya	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Puttalam	Karuwalagaswewa	3,363	8	3	2	1	14	0.4%
Ratnapura	Ayagama	2,347	2	15	6	9	32	1.4%
Ratnapura	Kolonna	1,122	1	1	3	0	6	0.5%
Ratnapura	Kuruvita	1,625	2	4	0	1	7	0.5%
Ratnapura	Nivithigala	2,210	0	5	5	3	13	0.6%
Ratnapura	Opanayaka	1,386	0	0	0	7	7	0.5%
Ratnapura	Pelmadulla	900	0	1	0	0	1	0.1%
Ratnapura	Ratnapura	11,679	4	10	16	20	50	0.4%
Ratnapura	Weligepola	87	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ratnapura	Balangoda	1,666	2	1	0	1	4	0.3%
Ratnapura	Eheliyagoda	887	2	3	10	2	17	1.9%
Ratnapura	Elapatha	332	0	0	0	0	1	0.2%
Ratnapura	Godakawela	735	0	2	0	1	3	0.4%
Ratnapura	Imbulpe	4,516	1	2	3	24	30	0.7%
Ratnapura	Kahawatta	1,399	3	0	0	0	4	0.3%
Ratnapura	Kalawana	17,449	11	34	20	22	86	0.5%
Trincomalee	Gomarankadawala	8,373	5	27	43	117	191	2.3%
Trincomalee	Trincomalee Town and Gravets	810	0	1	0	0	2	0.3%
Trincomalee	Verugal	133	2	4	2	1	8	6.1%
Trincomalee	Kantalai	4,152	5	1	1	1	8	0.2%
Trincomalee	Kinniya	77	0	0	0	0	0	0.3%
Trincomalee	Kuchchaveli	4,433	1	57	7	40	104	2.4%
Trincomalee	Morawewa	10,767	6	46	8	4	65	0.6%
Trincomalee	Muttur	28	0	0	0	0	0	1.4%
Trincomalee	Padavi Sri Pura	1,680	20	3	16	10	49	2.9%
Trincomalee	Seruvila	4,008	0	1	1	1	4	0.1%
Trincomalee	Thampalakamam	9,348	1	6	1	0	7	0.1%
Vavuniya	Vavuniya	8,740	49	129	383	111	671	7.7%
Vavuniya	Vavuniya North	22,669	12	35	84	52	184	0.8%
Vavuniya	Vavuniya South	2,147	2	9	7	5	22	1.0%
Vavuniya	Vengalacheddiculam	1,684	1	25	29	11	66	3.9%
Badulla	Badulla	21	0	0	0	0	0	0.4%
Badulla	Passara	246	1	2	1	0	4	1.5%
Badulla	Rideemaliyadda	809	0	0	2	0	3	0.3%
Badulla	Welimada	2,069	1	0	2	1	3	0.2%
Badulla	Ella	195	0	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Badulla	Hali-Ela	356	0	0	1	0	1	0.4%
Badulla	Hildummulla	1,052	0	1	1	0	2	0.2%
Badulla	Mahiyanganaya	2,001	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Batticaloa	Eravur Pattu	285	0	0	0	1	1	0.3%
Batticaloa	Manmunai West	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Batticaloa	Eravur Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu (Valachchenai)	4,680	2	11	2	4	19	0.4%
Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu North	2,058	7	11	110	17	144	7.0%
Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu West (Oddamavadi)	616	0	0	0	5	6	1.0%
Colombo	Padukka	1,240	0	2	10	2	13	1.1%
Colombo	Hanwella	219	16	25	1	2	44	19.9%
Galle	Akmeemana	288	0	0	4	0	4	1.5%
Galle	Imaduwa	539	1	2	2	14	20	3.7%
Galle	Nagoda	2,350	2	9	10	2	23	1.0%
Galle	Neluwa	6,090	2	3	2	2	9	0.2%
Galle	Niyagama	723	0	1	1	1	3	0.5%
Galle	Thawalama	6,440	1	1	1	2	5	0.1%
Galle	Yakkalamulla	1,272	3	6	4	5	17	1.3%
Galle	Baddegama	32	0	0	0	0	0	0.2%
Galle	Elpitiya	917	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hambantota	Thissamaharama	582	1	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Hambantota	Weeraketiya	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hambantota	Hambantota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hambantota	Katuwana	778	0	0	0	20	21	2.7%
Hambantota	Okewela	175	0	0	0	0	0	0.3%
Jaffna	Vadamaradchy East	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.5%

2019 forest data for Sri Lanka | Archived forest data for Sri Lanka | Forest data for Sri Lanka

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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