Sri Lanka's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) was US$48.44 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 34.04% from US$73.45 million in 2011 (4.08% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$48.44 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$70.25 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$73.45 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$74.05 million | 2010 |
| Lowest | US$4.61 million | 1971 |
| Average since 2012 | US$54.73 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$4.95 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Sri Lanka's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) rose 1.3% on 2020 (from US$47.83 million to US$48.44 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +4.4% and a typical year strayed about 23.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 219.9% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 54% in 1979. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$2.21 million a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Sri Lanka had the 59th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2021 ranking
- Gambia, The — 55th of 183: US$58.23 million
- Botswana — 56th of 183: US$52.12 million
- Suriname — 57th of 183: US$49.21 million
- Fiji — 59th of 183: US$48.41 million
- Afghanistan — 60th of 183: US$47.38 million
- Belgium — 61st of 183: US$44.61 million
What this measures
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 48,443,461 |
| 2020 | 47,826,248 |
| 2019 | 42,617,946 |
| 2018 | 39,689,499 |
| 2017 | 55,258,328 |
| 2016 | 70,245,689 |
| 2015 | 65,177,888 |
| 2014 | 57,947,144 |
| 2013 | 56,852,871 |
| 2012 | 63,226,573 |
Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$312.97 million (2021)
- Bhutan — US$60.79 million (2021)
- India — US$5.11 billion (2021)
- Maldives — US$200,105 (2021)
- Nepal — US$178.86 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$)?
- US$48.44 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 878.93% from US$4.95 million in 1970 (4.57% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$74.05 million in 2010 and the lowest US$4.61 million in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 59th highest of 183 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2021, Sri Lanka's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) rose 1.3% on 2020 (from US$47.83 million to US$48.44 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +4.4% and a typical year strayed about 23.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DFOR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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