Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Forest area
Guinea-Bissau
2.10 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.12 million hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
108th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Forest area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.12 million hectares against 2.10 million hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 21,100 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 72,711 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 9,971 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 19,094 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 2.11 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 22,865 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.12 million hectares against 2.10 million hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 21,100 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th 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.