Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 60.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sierra Leone stood at 60.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sierra Leone peaked at 60.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 69th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.1% | — |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 55.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.7% | 60.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11 Percentage change (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sierra Leone?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sierra Leone was 60.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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