Seychelles vs Sierra Leone: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Seychelles
-0.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-0.8%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
206th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
-0.8-0.75-0.7-0.65199120082025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -0.8% against -0.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 228 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -0.7% -0.7% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2000s -0.7% -0.7% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2010s -0.8% -0.7% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2020s -0.8% -0.8% 0.0% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -0.8% against -0.8% in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Seychelles ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.