Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest

Malawi
20,463 Square kilometres
in 2023
Sierra Leone
24,524 Square kilometres
in 2023
Malawi rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
85th

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24,524 Square kilometres against 20,463 Square kilometres in Malawi, a difference of 4,061 Square kilometres.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 31,831 Square kilometres 30,307 Square kilometres 1,524 Square kilometres Malawi
2000s 27,842 Square kilometres 28,298 Square kilometres 455.4 Square kilometres Sierra Leone
2010s 23,854 Square kilometres 26,258 Square kilometres 2,404 Square kilometres Sierra Leone
2020s 21,062 Square kilometres 24,830 Square kilometres 3,768 Square kilometres Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 24,524 Square kilometres against 20,463 Square kilometres in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
4,061 Square kilometres, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
Malawi ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,126 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata