Niger vs Sierra Leone: Net Forest conversion — Area
Niger
19.92 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone
20.4 1000 ha
in 2025
Niger rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
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 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 223 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, 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 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?
- Niger ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).