Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Imported deforestation

Sierra Leone
989.15 hectares
in 2023
Somalia
1,026 hectares
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
139th
Somalia rank
137th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k200520142023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1,026 hectares against 989.15 hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 36.86 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 139th and Somalia ranks 137th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.