Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 21,035 sq. km against 19,776 sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Sri Lanka?

1,259 sq. km, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Forest area

Algeria

19,776 sq. km

in 2023

Sri Lanka

21,035 sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

109th

Sri Lanka rank

106th

Forest area over time

Algeria
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21,035 sq. km against 19,776 sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 1,259 sq. km.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,274 sq. km	22,676 sq. km	6,402 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2000s	17,316 sq. km	21,382 sq. km	4,066 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2010s	19,390 sq. km	21,181 sq. km	1,791 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2020s	19,631 sq. km	21,083 sq. km	1,451 sq. km	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 21,035 sq. km against 19,776 sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Sri Lanka?: 1,259 sq. km, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?: Algeria ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.