Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 65.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 65.3% for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. 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 terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sierra Leone peaked at 65.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 58th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 62.1% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -22.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sierra Leone?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sierra Leone was 65.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 58th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) 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 Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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