Estonia vs Sierra Leone: Forest area
Estonia
2.45 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.44 million hectares
in 2025
Estonia rank
99th
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Forest area over time
- Estonia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.45 million hectares against 2.44 million hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 10,480 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Estonia ranks 99th 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 | Estonia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 817,182 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 558,060 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 243,103 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.45 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 40,275 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Estonia or Sierra Leone?
- Estonia, at 2.45 million hectares against 2.44 million hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Estonia and Sierra Leone?
- 10,480 hectares, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest area?
- Estonia ranks 99th 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.