Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Ecuador
-0.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.2%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
179th
Sri Lanka rank
178th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sri Lanka
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.250.5199120082025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Ecuador ranks 179th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 228 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s -0.6% -0.6% 0.0% Sri Lanka
2000s -0.5% -0.4% 0.2% Sri Lanka
2010s -0.4% -0.1% 0.3% Sri Lanka
2020s -0.3% -0.1% 0.2% 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, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Ecuador ranks 179th 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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.