Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Share of global forest area
Malawi
0.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2025
Malawi rank
110th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Share of global forest area over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 110th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Malawi ranks 110th 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.