Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Sri Lanka
-0.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
-0.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
178th
Vanuatu rank
180th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 178th and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 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, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 178th and Vanuatu ranks 180th 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.