Which has higher forest area, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 21,621 sq. km against 21,207 sq. km in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

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

414 sq. km, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Forest area (sq. km)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

21,621 sq. km

in 2025

Sri Lanka

21,207 sq. km

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

105th

Sri Lanka rank

106th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 21,621 sq. km against 21,207 sq. km in Sri Lanka, a difference of 414 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,559 sq. km	22,936 sq. km	1,377 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2000s	21,076 sq. km	21,973 sq. km	897.04 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2010s	21,424 sq. km	21,250 sq. km	174.29 sq. km	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	21,595 sq. km	21,330 sq. km	264.3 sq. km	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 21,621 sq. km against 21,207 sq. km in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 414 sq. km, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 214 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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.