Albania vs Sierra Leone: Primary Forest — Area

Albania
84.8 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone
71.07 1000 ha
in 2025
Albania rank
67th
Sierra Leone rank
70th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Albania
  • Sierra Leone
50100150200199020072025

How they compare

Albania currently reports 84.8 1000 ha against 71.07 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 13.73 1000 ha.

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

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

Albania ranks 67th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 84.8 1000 ha 193.85 1000 ha 109.05 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2000s 84.8 1000 ha 137.2 1000 ha 52.4 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2010s 84.8 1000 ha 90.61 1000 ha 5.81 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2020s 84.8 1000 ha 71.07 1000 ha 13.73 1000 ha Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Albania or Sierra Leone?
Albania, at 84.8 1000 ha against 71.07 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Albania and Sierra Leone?
13.73 1000 ha, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Albania and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary forest — area?
Albania ranks 67th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.