Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Planted Forest — Area

Bhutan
20.38 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone
24.68 1000 ha
in 2025
Bhutan rank
143rd
Sierra Leone rank
140th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sierra Leone
510152025199020072025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24.68 1000 ha against 20.38 1000 ha in Bhutan, a difference of 4.3 1000 ha.

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

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

Bhutan ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 19.48 1000 ha 7.21 1000 ha 12.27 1000 ha Bhutan
2000s 19.63 1000 ha 10.88 1000 ha 8.76 1000 ha Bhutan
2010s 20.14 1000 ha 17.61 1000 ha 2.53 1000 ha Bhutan
2020s 20.38 1000 ha 23 1000 ha 2.62 1000 ha Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 24.68 1000 ha against 20.38 1000 ha in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
4.3 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone 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 planted forest — area?
Bhutan ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.