Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Forest land — Area

Bhutan
2,675 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2,436 1000 ha
in 2025
Bhutan rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
104th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sierra Leone
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2,675 1000 ha against 2,436 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 239 1000 ha.

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 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 231 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 2,551 1000 ha 3,038 1000 ha 486.53 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2000s 2,651 1000 ha 2,841 1000 ha 189.98 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2010s 2,713 1000 ha 2,643 1000 ha 69.22 1000 ha Bhutan
2020s 2,696 1000 ha 2,486 1000 ha 210.36 1000 ha Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?
Bhutan, at 2,675 1000 ha against 2,436 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
239 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Bhutan ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.