Northern Europe vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Northern Europe
11.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
40.6%
in 2025
Northern Europe rank
30th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Northern Europe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 40.6% against 11.6% in Northern Europe, a difference of 29.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.5 times Northern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Europe ahead.
Northern Europe ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 35 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern Europe averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Europe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 0.1% | 5.0% | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 24.9% | 13.4% | 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, Northern Europe or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 40.6% against 11.6% in Northern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Northern Europe and Sierra Leone?
- 29.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and Sierra Leone?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Northern Europe and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Northern Europe ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 35 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.