Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Forest land — Area

Sierra Leone
2,436 1000 ha
in 2025
Uganda
2,368 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
104th
Uganda rank
106th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2,436 1000 ha against 2,368 1000 ha in Uganda, a difference of 68 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 104th and Uganda ranks 106th of 231 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 3,038 1000 ha 4,032 1000 ha 993.87 1000 ha Uganda
2000s 2,841 1000 ha 3,175 1000 ha 334.52 1000 ha Uganda
2010s 2,643 1000 ha 2,696 1000 ha 52.37 1000 ha Uganda
2020s 2,486 1000 ha 2,438 1000 ha 47.67 1000 ha Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Sierra Leone, at 2,436 1000 ha against 2,368 1000 ha in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
68 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Sierra Leone ranks 104th and Uganda ranks 106th 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.