Sierra Leone vs Sudan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Sierra Leone
-0.8%
in 2025
Sudan
-0.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
206th
Sudan rank
204th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -0.8% against -0.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 206th and Sudan ranks 204th of 228 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -0.8% | 0.0% | Sudan |
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, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -0.8% against -0.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 206th and Sudan ranks 204th 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
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.