Eritrea vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in forest area
Eritrea
-5,980 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944 hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
185th
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Eritrea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -4,944 hectares against -5,980 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 1,036 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 185th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,980 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 7,900 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2000s | -5,979 hectares | -8,154 hectares | 2,175 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | -5,980 hectares | -2,750 hectares | 3,230 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -5,980 hectares | -2,548 hectares | 3,432 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Eritrea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -4,944 hectares against -5,980 hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Eritrea and Sri Lanka?
- 1,036 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 185th 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.