Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Exported deforestation

Ireland
3,360 hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,554 hectares
in 2023
Ireland rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
41st

Exported deforestation over time

  • Ireland
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 3,360 hectares against 2,554 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 805.33 hectares.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 178 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Exported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.