Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Annual change forest area

Guinea-Bissau
-4,238
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Sri Lanka rank
183rd

Annual change forest area over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sri Lanka
-15.0k-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k199120082025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -4,238 against -4,944 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 706.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s -5,027 -13,880 8,853 Guinea-Bissau
2000s -4,459 -8,154 3,695 Guinea-Bissau
2010s -4,254 -2,750 1,504 Sri Lanka
2020s -4,238 -2,548 1,690 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
Guinea-Bissau, at -4,238 against -4,944 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
706, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change forest area?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual change forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change forest area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed