Above-ground forest biomass in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Above-ground forest biomass was 82 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 82 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Sierra Leone peaked at 82 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 82 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 82 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 87.36 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 82 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 82 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Sierra Leone?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Sierra Leone was 82 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 82 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Sierra Leone ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).