Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Nigeria
0.0009 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.001 sq. km per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
153rd
Sri Lanka rank
151st
Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.001 sq. km per person against 0.0009 sq. km per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 214 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0012 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.001 sq. km per person against 0.0009 sq. km per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0001 sq. km per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.