Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Share of global forest area
Guinea-Bissau
0.1%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
108th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Share of global forest area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.