Sierra Leone vs Suriname: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Sierra Leone
-19,726 hectares
in 2025
Suriname
-18,252 hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Suriname rank
196th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Sierra Leone
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports -18,252 hectares against -19,726 hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,474 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 196th of 235 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19,727 hectares | 3,573 hectares | 23,300 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | -19,727 hectares | -3,239 hectares | 16,488 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | -19,726 hectares | -8,593 hectares | 11,134 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | -19,726 hectares | -17,648 hectares | 2,078 hectares | Suriname |
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, Sierra Leone or Suriname?
- Suriname, at -18,252 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 Sierra Leone and Suriname?
- 1,474 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Suriname rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 196th 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.