Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?

Bhutan, at 26,747 sq. km against 24,363 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?

2,384 sq. km, with Bhutan ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Forest area (sq. km)

Bhutan

26,747 sq. km

in 2025

Sierra Leone

24,363 sq. km

in 2025

Bhutan rank

96th

Sierra Leone rank

99th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bhutan
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 26,747 sq. km against 24,363 sq. km in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2,384 sq. km.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Bhutan ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25,514 sq. km	30,379 sq. km	4,865 sq. km	Sierra Leone
2000s	26,507 sq. km	28,407 sq. km	1,900 sq. km	Sierra Leone
2010s	27,126 sq. km	26,434 sq. km	692.16 sq. km	Bhutan
2020s	26,960 sq. km	24,856 sq. km	2,104 sq. km	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?: Bhutan, at 26,747 sq. km against 24,363 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?: 2,384 sq. km, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sierra Leone?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest area?: Bhutan ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.