Which has higher forest area, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 24,980 sq. km against 24,757 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?

223 sq. km, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Forest area

Côte d'Ivoire

24,980 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone

24,757 sq. km

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

97th

Sierra Leone rank

98th

Forest area over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 24,980 sq. km against 24,757 sq. km in Sierra Leone, a difference of 223 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 213 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66,105 sq. km	30,379 sq. km	35,725 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	45,865 sq. km	28,407 sq. km	17,458 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	34,576 sq. km	26,434 sq. km	8,142 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	26,674 sq. km	25,053 sq. km	1,621 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 24,980 sq. km against 24,757 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?: 223 sq. km, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest area?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 213 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.