Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Democratic Republic of Congo
-0.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.2%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
175th
Sri Lanka rank
178th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.6% | 0.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sri Lanka?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.