Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Puerto Rico
-5,210 hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-4,944 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
184th
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -4,944 hectares against -5,210 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 266 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 184th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,532 hectares | -13,880 hectares | 26,412 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 6,860 hectares | -8,154 hectares | 15,014 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -1,790 hectares | -2,750 hectares | 960.4 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -5,211 hectares | -2,548 hectares | 2,663 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, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -4,944 hectares against -5,210 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 266 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Puerto Rico ranks 184th 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.