Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Nicaragua
-22,126 hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-19,726 hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
198th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Nicaragua
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -19,726 hectares against -22,126 hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 2,400 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 235 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -99,320 hectares | -19,727 hectares | 79,593 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -99,320 hectares | -19,727 hectares | 79,593 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -29,838 hectares | -19,726 hectares | 10,112 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -22,124 hectares | -19,726 hectares | 2,398 hectares | Sierra Leone |
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, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -19,726 hectares against -22,126 hectares in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 2,400 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Nicaragua ranks 198th 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.