What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Sri Lanka and Zambia?

4,530 thousands of hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Forest certified for sustainable use

Sri Lanka

21,530 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Zambia

17,000 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

75th

Zambia rank

77th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Sri Lanka
Zambia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21,530 thousands of hectares against 17,000 thousands of hectares in Zambia, a difference of 4,530 thousands of hectares.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 77th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	17,655 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	17,655 thousands of hectares	Sri Lanka
2010s	17,968 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	17,968 thousands of hectares	Sri Lanka
2020s	20,912 thousands of hectares	10,200 thousands of hectares	10,712 thousands of hectares	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Sri Lanka or Zambia?: Sri Lanka, at 21,530 thousands of hectares against 17,000 thousands of hectares in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 4,530 thousands of hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Sri Lanka ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 77th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).