Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Drivers of deforestation
Bangladesh
53.17 hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka
58.41 hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
94th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 58.41 hectares against 53.17 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.24 hectares.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 166 countries.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.