How does Sierra Leone rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Sierra Leone ranks 145th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Sierra Leone

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Sierra Leone
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sierra Leone: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 23.09 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

23.09 1000 ha

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

145th

of 240 countries

All-time high

23.09 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

17.27 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sierra Leone stood at 23.09 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.09 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.27 1000 ha, in 2001.

Sierra Leone ranks 145th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	18.28 1000 ha	17.27 1000 ha	19.05 1000 ha	9
2010s	20.37 1000 ha	19.2 1000 ha	21.59 1000 ha	10
2020s	22.61 1000 ha	22.04 1000 ha	23.09 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

142 China, Hong Kong SAR 24.47 1000 ha compare
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144 Papua New Guinea 23.15 1000 ha compare
146 Brunei Darussalam 22.91 1000 ha compare
147 Estonia 21.45 1000 ha compare
148 Nicaragua 21.08 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Sierra Leone

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sierra Leone?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sierra Leone was 23.09 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 23.09 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 17.27 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Sierra Leone ranks 145th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.