What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Honduras and Sierra Leone?

2,520 thousands of hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sierra Leone?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs Sierra Leone: Forest certified for sustainable use

Honduras

9,200 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Sierra Leone

11,720 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Honduras rank

82nd

Sierra Leone rank

79th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Honduras
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 11,720 thousands of hectares against 9,200 thousands of hectares in Honduras, a difference of 2,520 thousands of hectares.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Honduras ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	26,710 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	26,710 thousands of hectares	Honduras
2010s	29,960 thousands of hectares	2,093 thousands of hectares	27,867 thousands of hectares	Honduras
2020s	8,732 thousands of hectares	9,976 thousands of hectares	1,244 thousands of hectares	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Honduras or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 11,720 thousands of hectares against 9,200 thousands of hectares in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Honduras and Sierra Leone?: 2,520 thousands of hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sierra Leone?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Honduras ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).