Norway vs Sierra Leone: Planted Forest β€” Share in Forest land

Norway
0.93 %
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.01 %
in 2025
Norway rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
156th

Planted Forest β€” Share in Forest land over time

  • Norway
  • Sierra Leone
0.20.40.60.81199020072025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.01 % against 0.93 % in Norway, a difference of 0.08 %.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

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

Norway ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.95 % 0.237 % 0.713 % Norway
2000s 0.95 % 0.385 % 0.565 % Norway
2010s 0.937 % 0.667 % 0.27 % Norway
2020s 0.93 % 0.925 % 0.005 % Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest β€” share in forest land, Norway or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.01 % against 0.93 % in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest β€” share in forest land between Norway and Sierra Leone?
0.08 %, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sierra Leone rank globally for planted forest β€” share in forest land?
Norway ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest β€” Share in Forest land. 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 β€” Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.