Luxembourg vs Sri Lanka: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Luxembourg
34.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
34.3%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Luxembourg
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 34.5% against 34.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 37.8% | 4.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 35.6% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 34.1% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 0.0% | 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, Luxembourg or Sri Lanka?
- Luxembourg, at 34.5% against 34.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Luxembourg ranks 115th 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.