Belize vs Sri Lanka: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Belize

11,725 hectares

in 2024

Sri Lanka

11,126 hectares

in 2024

Belize rank

43rd

Sri Lanka rank

45th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Belize currently reports 11,725 hectares against 11,126 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 599.1 hectares.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.