Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Forest area
Bhutan
2.67 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.44 million hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
97th
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Forest area over time
- Bhutan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.67 million hectares against 2.44 million hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 238,470 hectares.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Bhutan ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 486,532 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.65 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 189,979 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.71 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 69,216 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 210,365 hectares | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?
- Bhutan, at 2.67 million hectares against 2.44 million hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
- 238,470 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 100th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.