Chile vs Sri Lanka: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Chile
-4,884 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
181st
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Chile
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Chile currently reports -4,884 hectares against -4,944 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 60 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,364 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 75,244 hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 61,363 hectares | -8,154 hectares | 69,517 hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 21,562 hectares | -2,750 hectares | 24,312 hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | -5,096 hectares | -2,548 hectares | 2,548 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Chile or Sri Lanka?
- Chile, at -4,884 hectares against -4,944 hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 60 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Chile ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.