Annual change forest area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Annual change forest area was -19,726 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-19,726
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-19,726
in 2011
All-time low
-19,727
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Sierra Leone is -19,726, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Sierra Leone peaked at -19,726 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -19,727, in 1991.
Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -19,727 | — |
| 1992 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -19,727 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -19,726 | -0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -19,726 is above the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -19,726 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19,727 | -19,727 | -19,727 | 9 |
| 2000s | -19,727 | -19,727 | -19,727 | 10 |
| 2010s | -19,726 | -19,727 | -19,726 | 10 |
| 2020s | -19,726 | -19,726 | -19,726 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2494 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Sierra Leone?
- Annual change forest area in Sierra Leone was -19,726 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -19,726 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -19,727 in 1991.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for annual change forest area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 197th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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