Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Annual change in forest area
Guatemala
-13,190 hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-19,726 hectares
in 2025
Guatemala rank
194th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Guatemala
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports -13,190 hectares against -19,726 hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6,536 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guatemala ranks 194th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -62,575 hectares | -19,727 hectares | 42,848 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -48,630 hectares | -19,727 hectares | 28,903 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -18,740 hectares | -19,726 hectares | 985.6 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2020s | -13,313 hectares | -19,726 hectares | 6,413 hectares | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?
- Guatemala, at -13,190 hectares against -19,726 hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
- 6,536 hectares, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Guatemala ranks 194th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.