Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Guatemala
-13,190 hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-19,726 hectares
in 2025
Guatemala rank
194th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?
- Guatemala, at -13,190 hectares against -19,726 hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.