What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

16,419 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Central African Republic

33,249 hectares

in 2024

Sierra Leone

16,830 hectares

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

36th

Sierra Leone rank

39th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 33,249 hectares against 16,830 hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 16,419 hectares.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.0 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 187 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19,136 hectares	3,774 hectares	15,362 hectares	Central African Republic
2010s	27,005 hectares	19,241 hectares	7,764 hectares	Central African Republic
2020s	28,519 hectares	15,060 hectares	13,459 hectares	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?: Central African Republic, at 33,249 hectares against 16,830 hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 16,419 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Central African Republic ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.