Sri Lanka - Environment
As far as the environment of Sri Lanka is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Sri Lanka
| Climate | We have tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October) |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.632 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 52.8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 810 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 830 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 11.31 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 45.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 22.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 16.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 7.1% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 34.1% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 20.5% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 19.2% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.22% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 103,000 Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) (2018), 633,000 COLOMBO (capital) (2023). |
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