Americas vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Americas
12.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
40.6%
in 2025
Americas rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Americas
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 40.6% against 12.8% in Americas, a difference of 27.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.2 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 0.1% | 6.9% | Americas |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 4.3% | 4.0% | Americas |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 6.7% | 5.2% | Americas |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 24.9% | 12.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Americas or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 40.6% against 12.8% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Americas and Sierra Leone?
- 27.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sierra Leone?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Americas ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.