Mountain area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mountain area was 9,792 kmsq in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
9,792 kmsq
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 181 countries
All-time high
9,792 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
9,792 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain area in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 9,792 kmsq for mountain area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain area in Sri Lanka peaked at 9,792 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,792 kmsq, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,792 kmsq | 9,792 kmsq | 9,792 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 9,792 kmsq | 9,792 kmsq | 9,792 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 9,792 kmsq | 9,792 kmsq | 9,792 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 107 El Salvador 11,995 kmsq compare
- 108 Djibouti 11,758 kmsq compare
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 11,194 kmsq compare
- 111 Montenegro 9,330 kmsq compare
- 112 Solomon Islands 9,266 kmsq compare
- 113 Timor-Leste 9,210 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain area in Sri Lanka?
- Mountain area in Sri Lanka was 9,792 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9,792 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,792 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mountain area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 110th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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