Chile vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in forest area
Chile
-4,884 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
181st
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Chile
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Chile currently reports -4,884 hectares against -4,944 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 60 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,364 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 75,244 hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 61,363 hectares | -8,154 hectares | 69,517 hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 21,562 hectares | -2,750 hectares | 24,312 hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | -5,096 hectares | -2,548 hectares | 2,548 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chile or Sri Lanka?
- Chile, at -4,884 hectares against -4,944 hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 60 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Chile ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.