Which has higher forest area, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 24,757 sq. km against 24,233 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.

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

524 sq. km, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea 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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Forest area

Equatorial Guinea

24,233 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone

24,757 sq. km

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

100th

Sierra Leone rank

98th

Forest area over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24,757 sq. km against 24,233 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 524 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 214 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,615 sq. km	30,379 sq. km	3,764 sq. km	Sierra Leone
2000s	25,780 sq. km	28,407 sq. km	2,627 sq. km	Sierra Leone
2010s	24,944 sq. km	26,434 sq. km	1,490 sq. km	Sierra Leone
2020s	24,359 sq. km	25,053 sq. km	694.05 sq. km	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 24,757 sq. km against 24,233 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 524 sq. km, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for forest area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.