Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Forest area
Dominican Republic
2.26 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.12 million hectares
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
104th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Forest area over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.26 million hectares against 2.12 million hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 136,770 hectares.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 160,187 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 22,293 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 83,174 hectares | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.24 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 107,855 hectares | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.26 million hectares against 2.12 million hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 136,770 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th 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
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.