Which has higher forest area, Sierra Leone or Uganda?

Sierra Leone, at 24,363 sq. km against 23,677 sq. km in Uganda as of 2025.

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

686 sq. km, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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.

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

Sierra Leone

24,363 sq. km

in 2025

Uganda

23,677 sq. km

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

99th

Uganda rank

101st

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24,363 sq. km against 23,677 sq. km in Uganda, a difference of 686 sq. km.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 99th and Uganda ranks 101st of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30,379 sq. km	40,318 sq. km	9,939 sq. km	Uganda
2000s	28,407 sq. km	31,752 sq. km	3,345 sq. km	Uganda
2010s	26,434 sq. km	26,958 sq. km	523.7 sq. km	Uganda
2020s	24,856 sq. km	24,379 sq. km	476.7 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 24,363 sq. km against 23,677 sq. km in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 686 sq. km, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for forest area?: Sierra Leone ranks 99th 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: 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.