Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,121 1000 ha against 2,100 1000 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 21 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 111th of 231 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 | 2,235 1000 ha | 2,307 1000 ha | 72.71 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2,187 1000 ha | 2,197 1000 ha | 9.97 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,144 1000 ha | 2,125 1000 ha | 19.09 1000 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 2,110 1000 ha | 2,133 1000 ha | 22.86 1000 ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,121 1000 ha against 2,100 1000 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 21 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 111th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.