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 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.

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: 07 August 2026

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