Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Forest area
Equatorial Guinea
2.41 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.44 million hectares
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Forest area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.44 million hectares against 2.41 million hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 29,650 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 235 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 376,385 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 262,429 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 148,825 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 58,065 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.44 million hectares against 2.41 million hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 29,650 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st 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.