Luxembourg vs Sri Lanka: Forest land — Share in Land area

Luxembourg
34.45 %
in 2024
Sri Lanka
34.36 %
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
97th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sri Lanka
010203040199020072024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 34.45 % against 34.36 % in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.09 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 34.03 % 35.04 % 1.01 % Sri Lanka
2010s 34.45 % 34.11 % 0.338 % Luxembourg
2020s 34.45 % 34.52 % 0.07 % Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Luxembourg or Sri Lanka?
Luxembourg, at 34.45 % against 34.36 % in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
0.09 %, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Luxembourg ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land 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 land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.