Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Exported deforestation

Sri Lanka
2,554 hectares
in 2023
Zambia
2,088 hectares
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Zambia rank
42nd

Exported deforestation over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200520142023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2,554 hectares against 2,088 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 466.02 hectares.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 42nd of 178 countries.

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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.