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

5,280 thousands of hectares, with Zambia ahead.

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

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.

Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Forest certified for sustainable use

Sierra Leone

11,720 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Zambia

17,000 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

79th

Zambia rank

77th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Sierra Leone
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17,000 thousands of hectares against 11,720 thousands of hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 5,280 thousands of hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 77th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2010s	2,093 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	2,093 thousands of hectares	Sierra Leone
2020s	9,976 thousands of hectares	10,200 thousands of hectares	224 thousands of hectares	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Sierra Leone or Zambia?: Zambia, at 17,000 thousands of hectares against 11,720 thousands of hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Sierra Leone and Zambia?: 5,280 thousands of hectares, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Sierra Leone ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 77th 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).