Niger vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in forest area
Niger
-4,920 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944 hectares
in 2025
Niger rank
182nd
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Niger currently reports -4,920 hectares against -4,944 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 24 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Niger ranks 182nd and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -61,690 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 47,810 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -17,347 hectares | -8,154 hectares | 9,193 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -12,420 hectares | -2,750 hectares | 9,670 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -6,170 hectares | -2,548 hectares | 3,622 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Niger, at -4,920 hectares against -4,944 hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 24 hectares, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Niger ranks 182nd 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.