Gambia vs Sri Lanka: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Gambia
-6,534 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
186th
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Gambia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -4,944 hectares against -6,534 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 1,590 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,686 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 8,194 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | -5,777 hectares | -8,154 hectares | 2,377 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | -5,786 hectares | -2,750 hectares | 3,036 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -6,409 hectares | -2,548 hectares | 3,861 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, Gambia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -4,944 hectares against -6,534 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Gambia and Sri Lanka?
- 1,590 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Sri Lanka rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Gambia ranks 186th 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.