Sierra Leone vs Turkmenistan: Forest area
Sierra Leone
2.44 million hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2.33 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Turkmenistan rank
103rd
Forest area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.44 million hectares against 2.33 million hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 106,270 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 103rd 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 | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 707,928 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 510,659 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 313,393 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 155,585 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Sierra Leone or Turkmenistan?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.44 million hectares against 2.33 million hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
- 106,270 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan rank globally for forest area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Turkmenistan ranks 103rd 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.