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Added: 2003-03-27 13:11
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Sri Lanka

General Indicators

Population (millions)

19

Urban population (% of total)

23.0

GNP per capita, Atlas method ($)

810

Agriculture

Population density, rural (people per sq km)

1652

Forests

Forest area (% of total land area)

27.8

Annual deforestation (%change, 1990-95)

1.1

Energy

Electric power consumption per capita (kWh)

227

Share of electricity generated by coal (%)

...

Emissions and pollution

CO2 emissions per capita (mt)

0.4

Water & Sanitation

Access to safe water in rural areas (% of rural population)

...

Access to safe water in urban areas (% of urban population)

...

Indicators courtesy of The Little Green Data Book 2000, jointly produced by the Development Data Group (DECDG) and the Environmental Economics and Indicators Unit (EEI) of the World Bank. For more environmental indicators, and comparisons for this region and income group, click here.

Map produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.



 Document(s)

Health Impacts of Diesel Vehicle Emissions: The Case of Colombo@ Sunil Chandrasiri 2006-12-21
sunilch@sltnet.lk Open file

The Effectiveness of Electric Fencing in Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka@ L H P Gunaratne and P K Premarathne 2006-06-14
lhpguna@pdn.ac.lk Open file

Sri Lanka Indicators 2003


Policy Options for Conserving Sri Lanka's Natural Forests@ H.M. Gunatilake and L.H.P. Gunaratne EEPSEA 2002-06
gunehm@agecon.pdn.ac.lk Open file

Forestry Policy, Non-timber Forest Products and the Rural Economy in the Wet Zone Forests in Sri Lanka Cyril Bogahawatte EEPSEA 1999-11
cyril@agecon.pdn.ac.lk Open file

An Economic Analysis of Salinity Problems in the Mahaweli River System H Irrigation Scheme in Sri Lanka Selliah Thiruchelvam and S. Pathmarajah EEPSEA 1999-08
thiru@agecon.pdn.ac.lk Open file

Controlling Automotive Air Pollution: The Case of Colombo City Sunil Chandrasiri 1999-06
A research report by Sunil Chandrasiri schandra@sltnet.lk Open file

Soil Salinity in Sri Lanka: Too Much Salt in the Rice Bowl
Case Study Two Open file



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