Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1

Caribbean
5.74 1000 ha
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.94 1000 ha
in 2025
Caribbean rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
66th

Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Caribbean
  • Sri Lanka
05101520199020072025

How they compare

Caribbean currently reports 5.74 1000 ha against 4.94 1000 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8 1000 ha.

That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Caribbean ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 2.02 1000 ha 13.88 1000 ha 11.86 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2000s 5.39 1000 ha 8.15 1000 ha 2.76 1000 ha Sri Lanka
2010s 11.95 1000 ha 6.84 1000 ha 5.11 1000 ha Caribbean
2020s 8.13 1000 ha 4.25 1000 ha 3.88 1000 ha Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1, Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
Caribbean, at 5.74 1000 ha against 4.94 1000 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 between Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
0.8 1000 ha, with Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
Caribbean ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).