Which has higher forest area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?

Sierra Leone, at 24,757 sq. km against 22,141 sq. km in Uganda as of 2023.

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

2,616 sq. km, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Forest area

Sierra Leone

24,757 sq. km

in 2023

Uganda

22,141 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

98th

Uganda rank

101st

Forest area over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24,757 sq. km against 22,141 sq. km in Uganda, a difference of 2,616 sq. km.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 101st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30,379 sq. km	33,898 sq. km	3,519 sq. km	Uganda
2000s	28,407 sq. km	29,773 sq. km	1,367 sq. km	Uganda
2010s	26,434 sq. km	25,648 sq. km	786.02 sq. km	Sierra Leone
2020s	25,053 sq. km	22,760 sq. km	2,293 sq. km	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Sierra Leone, at 24,757 sq. km against 22,141 sq. km in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 2,616 sq. km, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for forest area?: Sierra Leone ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 101st 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.