Sierra Leone vs United States: Forest land — Share in Land area

Sierra Leone
34.03 %
in 2024
United States
33.78 %
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
119th
United States rank
120th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • United States
010203040199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 34.03 % against 33.78 % in United States, a difference of 0.25 %.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 119th and United States ranks 120th of 249 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone United States Difference Ahead
1990s 42.09 % 33.08 % 9.01 % Sierra Leone
2000s 39.36 % 33.4 % 5.96 % Sierra Leone
2010s 36.62 % 33.84 % 2.79 % Sierra Leone
2020s 34.57 % 33.79 % 0.782 % Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Sierra Leone or United States?
Sierra Leone, at 34.03 % against 33.78 % in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Sierra Leone and United States?
0.25 %, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Sierra Leone ranks 119th and United States ranks 120th of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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.