Which has higher forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 21,207 sq. km against 20,996 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?

211 sq. km, 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.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Forest area (sq. km)

Guinea-Bissau

20,996 sq. km

in 2025

Sri Lanka

21,207 sq. km

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

107th

Sri Lanka rank

106th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21,207 sq. km against 20,996 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 211 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 214 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	22,348 sq. km	23,075 sq. km	727.11 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2000s	21,873 sq. km	21,973 sq. km	99.71 sq. km	Sri Lanka
2010s	21,441 sq. km	21,250 sq. km	190.94 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	21,102 sq. km	21,330 sq. km	228.65 sq. km	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 21,207 sq. km against 20,996 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?: 211 sq. km, 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 forest area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 107th 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.