Lithuania vs Sri Lanka: Forest area
Lithuania
2.22 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.12 million hectares
in 2025
Lithuania rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Forest area over time
- Lithuania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.22 million hectares against 2.12 million hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 95,650 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Lithuania ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 328,730 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.09 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 109,809 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 59,943 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 76,215 hectares | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Lithuania or Sri Lanka?
- Lithuania, at 2.22 million hectares against 2.12 million hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Lithuania and Sri Lanka?
- 95,650 hectares, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?
- Lithuania ranks 105th 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.