Niger vs Sierra Leone: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1

Niger
19.92 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone
20.4 1000 ha
in 2025
Niger rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
45th

Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 20.4 1000 ha against 19.92 1000 ha in Niger, a difference of 0.48 1000 ha.

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

Niger ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 64.19 1000 ha 19.84 1000 ha 44.34 1000 ha Niger
2000s 19.85 1000 ha 20.34 1000 ha 0.4975 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2010s 14.87 1000 ha 20.4 1000 ha 5.53 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2020s 19.09 1000 ha 20.4 1000 ha 1.31 1000 ha Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 20.4 1000 ha against 19.92 1000 ha in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 between Niger and Sierra Leone?
0.48 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
Niger ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 45th 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).