Estonia vs Sri Lanka: Planted Forest — Area

Estonia
254.21 1000 ha
in 2025
Sri Lanka
236.43 1000 ha
in 2025
Estonia rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
81st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Estonia
  • Sri Lanka
0100200300199020072025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 254.21 1000 ha against 236.43 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 17.78 1000 ha.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Estonia ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 196.78 1000 ha 252.42 1000 ha 55.64 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2000s 201.96 1000 ha 222.34 1000 ha 20.38 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2010s 212.57 1000 ha 201.27 1000 ha 11.31 1000 ha Estonia
2020s 242.66 1000 ha 236.43 1000 ha 6.23 1000 ha Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Estonia or Sri Lanka?
Estonia, at 254.21 1000 ha against 236.43 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Estonia and Sri Lanka?
17.78 1000 ha, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for planted forest — area?
Estonia ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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.