El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
El Salvador
33.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
34.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 34.3% against 33.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 253 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 37.8% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 35.6% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 34.1% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 34.5% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 34.3% against 33.0% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 1.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.