Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Dominican Republic

9,293 hectares

in 2024

Sri Lanka

11,126 hectares

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Sri Lanka rank

45th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 11,126 hectares against 9,293 hectares in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1,833 hectares.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th 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.