Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Planted Forest — Area

Madagascar
236.55 1000 ha
in 2025
Sri Lanka
236.43 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar rank
80th
Sri Lanka rank
81st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sri Lanka
0100200300199020072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 236.55 1000 ha against 236.43 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.12 1000 ha.

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

Madagascar ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 318.83 1000 ha 255.86 1000 ha 62.97 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 298.69 1000 ha 222.34 1000 ha 76.35 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 268.48 1000 ha 201.27 1000 ha 67.22 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 243.96 1000 ha 236.43 1000 ha 7.53 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
Madagascar, at 236.55 1000 ha against 236.43 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
0.12 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for planted forest — area?
Madagascar ranks 80th 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.