Which has higher forestland — area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?

Sierra Leone, at 2,436 1000 ha against 2,368 1000 ha in Uganda as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Sierra Leone and Uganda?

68 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Forestland — Area

Sierra Leone

2,436 1000 ha

in 2025

Uganda

2,368 1000 ha

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

94th

Uganda rank

96th

Forestland — Area over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2,436 1000 ha against 2,368 1000 ha in Uganda, a difference of 68 1000 ha.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 96th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,038 1000 ha	4,032 1000 ha	993.87 1000 ha	Uganda
2000s	2,841 1000 ha	3,175 1000 ha	334.52 1000 ha	Uganda
2010s	2,643 1000 ha	2,696 1000 ha	52.37 1000 ha	Uganda
2020s	2,486 1000 ha	2,438 1000 ha	47.67 1000 ha	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Sierra Leone, at 2,436 1000 ha against 2,368 1000 ha in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 68 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for forestland — area?: Sierra Leone ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 96th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
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: 12 August 2026

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).