Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Sierra Leone
33.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
34.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
121st
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 34.3% against 33.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 37.8% | 5.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 35.6% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 34.1% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.5% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 34.3% against 33.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.