Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
-0.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.2%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
174th
Sri Lanka rank
177th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sri Lanka
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.250.5199120082025

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 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 177th of 227 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 177th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 vs. GDP per capita
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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