Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Forest area

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.16 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.12 million hectares
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
107th

Forest area over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sri Lanka
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199020072025

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 2.16 million hectares against 2.12 million hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 41,390 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 2.17 million hectares 2.31 million hectares 141,738 hectares Sri Lanka
2000s 2.11 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 89,704 hectares Sri Lanka
2010s 2.14 million hectares 2.12 million hectares 17,429 hectares Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 2.16 million hectares 2.13 million hectares 26,430 hectares Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2.16 million hectares against 2.12 million hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
41,390 hectares, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.