Austria vs Sierra Leone: Primary Forest — Area

Austria
63 1000 ha
in 2025
Sierra Leone
71.07 1000 ha
in 2025
Austria rank
73rd
Sierra Leone rank
70th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Austria
  • Sierra Leone
50100150200199020072025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 71.07 1000 ha against 63 1000 ha in Austria, a difference of 8.07 1000 ha.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 63 1000 ha 193.85 1000 ha 130.85 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2000s 63 1000 ha 137.2 1000 ha 74.2 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2010s 63 1000 ha 90.61 1000 ha 27.61 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2020s 63 1000 ha 71.07 1000 ha 8.07 1000 ha Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Austria or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 71.07 1000 ha against 63 1000 ha in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Austria and Sierra Leone?
8.07 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary forest — area?
Austria ranks 73rd 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.