Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Sierra Leone
-19,726 hectares
in 2025
Uganda
-28,098 hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Uganda rank
199th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -19,726 hectares against -28,098 hectares in Uganda, a difference of 8,372 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19,727 hectares | -114,719 hectares | 94,992 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -19,727 hectares | -56,604 hectares | 36,877 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -19,726 hectares | -41,326 hectares | 21,600 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -19,726 hectares | -28,098 hectares | 8,372 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, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at -19,726 hectares against -28,098 hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 8,372 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Sierra Leone ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 199th 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.