Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Dominican Republic
2,031 1000 ha
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1,884 1000 ha
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
96th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2,031 1000 ha against 1,884 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 147 1000 ha.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 202 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 2,116 1000 ha 2,052 1000 ha 64.75 1000 ha Dominican Republic
2000s 2,102 1000 ha 1,975 1000 ha 126.73 1000 ha Dominican Republic
2010s 2,058 1000 ha 1,924 1000 ha 134.42 1000 ha Dominican Republic
2020s 2,023 1000 ha 1,897 1000 ha 126.24 1000 ha Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?
Dominican Republic, at 2,031 1000 ha against 1,884 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
147 1000 ha, 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
Dominican Republic ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.