Eastern Asia vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Eastern Asia
14.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
40.6%
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Eastern Asia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 40.6% against 14.6% in Eastern Asia, a difference of 26.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.8 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 6.7% | 6.8% | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 24.9% | 10.3% | 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, Eastern Asia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 40.6% against 14.6% in Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
- 26.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Eastern Asia ranks 26th 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.