Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Forest area
Sierra Leone
2.44 million hectares
in 2025
Uganda
2.37 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Uganda rank
102nd
Forest area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.44 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Uganda, a difference of 68,600 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Uganda ranks 102nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 993,867 hectares | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.84 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 334,519 hectares | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 52,370 hectares | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 47,670 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.44 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 68,600 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for forest area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th and Uganda ranks 102nd 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.